Glossary

Poetry: Poetry is a type of literature that aims to evoke an emotional response in the reader through
language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.

Poem: is a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and sound and are
carefully arranged, often in short lines which rhyme.

Verse: is writing arranged in lines which have rhythm, and which often rhyme at the end.
Prose: is verbal or written language that follows the natural flow of speech. It is the most common
form of writing, used in both fiction and non-fiction.

Rhyme: a word that has the same last sound as another word

Poet: a person who writes poems or verses

Stanza: a stanza is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme.
Stanzas in poetry are similar to paragraphs in prose.
Line: A line is a subdivision of a poem, specifically a group of words arranged into a row that ends
for a reason other than the right-hand margin.

Rhythm: is a literary device that demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and
unstressed syllables, particularly in verse form.

Meter: The meter is the pattern of beats in a line of poetry. It is a combination of the number of
beats and arrangement of stresses.

Theme: theme refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work. Writers typically will convey
the theme of their work, and allow the reader to perceive and interpret it, rather than overtly or
directly state the theme.
Mood: describes how word choice, subject matter, and the author's tone convey an overall feeling
that characterizes the emotional landscape of a poem for readers.

Musical: Musical poetry is a musicalization of poetry. It means that the poem must be sung. This is
the combination of the sense of literature and the sense of music. In other words, it seems like the
poem is the song lyrics that must be musicalized.