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Poetry

Vocabulary Terms for the poetry unit
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Narrative PoemA verse that tells a story
Dramatic PoemA verse that relies heavily on dramatic elements such as monologue or dialogue
SonnetA fourteen line poem that follows one of a number of different rhyme themes
OdeA lofty lyric poem on a serious theme
MonologueOne person speaking
DialogueMore than one person speaking
Free VersePoetry that avoids use of regular rhyme, rhythm, meter, or division into stanzas
Lyric PoemA highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of a speaker
StanzaA group of lines in a poem
End RhymeRhyming words at the end of lines
Internal RhymeRhyming words within lines
Slant RhymeHalf rhyme, near rhyme, or off rhyme is the substitution of assonance or consonance for true rhyme
AlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant sounds
ConsonanceA kind of slant rhyme in which the ending consonant sounds of two words match, but the preceding vowel sound does not
AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
OnomatopoeiaThe use of words or phrases that sound like the things to which they refer (ex: click, snap, and pow)
MetaphorA figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another
SimileA comparison using like or as
CoupletTwo lines
OctaveEight lines
TripletThree lines
QuatrainFour lines
QuintainFive lines
SestetSix lines
HeptastichSeven lines
RhythmThe pattern of beats or stresses in a line of verse or prose
ProseBroad term used to describe all writing that is not drama or poetry


Magistra Corona
Latin teacher
New Canaan, CT

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