Poetry Terms

Poetry- a type of literature that uses very concise (very brief; using few words), musical, and emotionally charged words.

Poetic Language:
1. Figurative Language-not the literal meaning; interpreted imaginatively a. Simile-comparison between two unlike things using like or as It rained like cats and dogs. b. Metap or- comparison between two things without using like or as; one thing is spoken of as being another !eat is a long sleep c. Personi"ication- giving objects human qualities or characteristics T e moon sig ed# T e trees danced d. $yperbole- !treme e!aggeration % nose t e si&e o" a ouse '. Imagery- use of vivid language to create word pictures for the reader. "ses sensory language appealing to smell, taste, feel, sound, sight. (. Symbol- something that has a meaning and also represents or stands for something else. ). !evicesa. %lliteration- repetition of the first sound of several words. !ample# start their silent swinging b. *nomatopoeia-use of words to imitate actual sounds. !ample# bang, tap, swish c. %ssonance-repetition of similar vowel sounds. !ample# deep, beneath, dreamless; At, Ask d. +onsonance- repetition of similar consonant sounds at end of accented syllables. !ample# spurt of a lighted match; Will-Wall e. ,epetition $ repeating a word ". , yme $ repetition of sounds at the end of words i. -nd r yme- rhyming words at ends of lines ii. Internal r yme- rhyming words are within the line

, yme:
%. , yme Sc eme- % regular rhyming pattern of words in a poem ("sually found at the end of the lines) &ary had a little lamb % 'ts fleece was white as snow ( verywhere that &ary went, ) *he lamb was sure to go ( (. , yme Sc eme o" a S akespearean Sonnet # %,(,%,( ),+,),+, the first - lines (an *+T-T) ,., ,. , *he last / lines are a S-ST-T 0,0, ,$.MI/0 +*1PL-T ). +ouplet- % pair of consecutive rhyming lines

, yt m:
1. , yt m- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or beats in the lines '. Meter- the rhythmical pattern of a poem. *his pattern is determined by the number and types of stresses, or beats, in each line. (. Foota. b. c. d. e. each group of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. 1ines are described in terms of the number of feet that occur in them &onometer-2 foot +imeter-3 feet *rimeter-4 feet 5entameter- 6 feet

Poetic Structures:
1. ,e"rain- phrase or word that his repeated regularly in a poem '. Stan&a- groups of lines that form units in a poem (like a paragraph) ). 2lank verse- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. 3 en I 4 see birc 4 es bend4 to le"t4 and rig t %cross4 t e lines4 o" straig t4 er dark4 er trees Iambic pentameter- Lines o" poetry 5it 6 Iambic "eet# eac 5it one unstressed "ollo5ed by one stressed syllable 7see e8ample above9 6. Free verse-verse not written in formal rhythmical pattern

Types o" Poetry:

1. 2allad- a poem intended to be sung; tells a story '. $aiku- three line verse form; (7apanese 5oem) first line has five syllables, second line has seven syllables *hird line has five syllables. % haiku tries to convey a single vivid emotion with images from nature. (. Lyric poetry- poetry e!pressing the observations and feelings of a single speaker. 8ever tells full story; 9eroes in on an e!perience or creates and e!plores a single effect. 7Lyrics- %lso words of a song) ). /arrative- type of poem that tells a story. 6. Sonnet- fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter. 7Most common: S akespearean sonnet# -li&abet an sonnet9 :. +oncrete Poetry- % poem 5it a s ape t at suggest it;s sub<ect 2