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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms. Mrs. Martin English. Alliteration. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words EX: Polly’s pink pajamas. Allusion. Referring to another work of literature or art. Analogy. a point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect.

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Poetry Terms

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  1. Poetry Terms Mrs. Martin English

  2. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words EX: Polly’s pink pajamas

  3. Allusion Referring to another work of literature or art

  4. Analogy a point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect.

  5. the repetition of vowel sounds within nonrhyming words. Assonance

  6. Ballad a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited

  7. Blank Verse unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

  8. the people who take part in the action Character

  9. Connotation the attitudes and feelings associated with a word

  10. Consonance • a recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels • ex. “stroke” and “luck”

  11. Couplet A pair of lines working as a unit in a poem (may or may not rhyme)

  12. Couplet Example: Into my empty head there comea cotton beach, a dock wherefrom

  13. Denotation the dictionary definition of a word

  14. Elegy A lyric poem of mourning—a reflection on the death of someone or on a sorrow.

  15. Epic a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race

  16. Form the way a poem is laid out on the page – the length and placement of the lines and the grouping of lines into stanzas

  17. Free Verse poetry that does not contain a regular pattern of rhyme and meter

  18. Haiku Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.

  19. Iambic Pentameter a metrical line of five feet, or units, each of which is made up of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed

  20. Imagery descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader

  21. Irony special kind of contrast between appearance and reality – usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems

  22. Lyric a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings

  23. a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but that have something in common Metaphor

  24. Octave (OK-TAVE) • An eight-line stanza in a poem. Most often associated with the first 8 lines of an Italian sonnet. • May also be used for a poem consisting of only 8 lines.

  25. the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning Crunch Bam Pow Buzz Snap Onomatopoeia

  26. Parallelism the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance

  27. Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd.

  28. Poetry a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect

  29. Quatrain Four line stanza in a poem working together as a unit (may or may not rhyme)

  30. Repetition a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis

  31. Rhyme the occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words, such as suite, heat, and complete

  32. Rhyme Scheme the pattern of end rhyme in a poem

  33. rhythm Rhythm is a musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables. Rhythm occurs in all forms of language, both written and spoken, but is particularly important in poetry

  34. Sestet (Ses-Tet) • 6 line stanza in a poem • Most often used to describe the second division of an Italian Sonnet which usually indicates the personal emotion of the author about the situation presented in the octave • Sestet—situation Octave—emotion • Sestet—problem Octave--solution

  35. Shakespearean (English) Sonnet a sonnet form used by Shakespeare and having the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg. easily recognized by fourteen lines ofiambic pentameter.  There are three four line verses with their own rhyme scheme ending with a two line rhyming couplet or conclusion. 

  36. simile a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”

  37. sonnet a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes.

  38. Speakers The voice that talks to the reader

  39. Stanza A group of lines in a poem.

  40. Point of view • The perspective from which a story is told.

  41. theme • Central Ideas explored by a literary work

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