| A | B |
| prose | any kind of writing that isnt poetry |
| sonnet | 14 line poem |
| ballad | poem written as a song about a person in the past |
| narrative poem | poem that tells a story |
| ode | dedication poem |
| dramatic poem | poem with more than one speaker |
| lyric poem | poem that expresses emotions |
| haiku | 3 line japanese poem about nature |
| limerick | silly short poem |
| free verse poem | poem without rhyme or rythym |
| epic | long poem about a hero on a journey |
| meter | patterns of rythym |
| rythym | patterns of stressesed and unstressed beats |
| foot | stressed and un stressed pair |
| stanza | section of lines in a poem |
| rhyme | repetition of sounds at ends of words |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines |
| similie | the dog is like a garbage disposal |
| hyperbole | i walked a thousand miles to get to the casr |
| irony | sudden twist of unexpected events |