Poetry Terms
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englishwhiz on October 27, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 paradox | a statement of apparent contradiction that reveals an underlying truth |
| oxymoron | a two-word paradox |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| imagery | evokes sensory experiences for readers by appealing to the five senses |
| stanzas | function like paragraphs in prose |
| simile | compares two unlike things that have something in common, using the word "like" or "as" |
| narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story or recounts events |
| personification | lends human qualities to an object, idea, or animal |
| couplet | rhyming pairs of lines of equal length |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words |
| quatrains | four line units |
| lyric poetry | brief poems in which the speakers share personal thoughts and feelings on a subject |
| free verse | poems that do not adhere to a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme |
| dramatic poetry | poetry which presents one or more characters speaking, usually to other characters |
| elegy | a lyric poem in which the speaker meditates about death, usually as a tribute to one who has recently died |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds within words that don't rhyme |
| form | arrangement or words on a page |
| iambic pentameter | metrical pattern of five feet, each of which is made up of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed |
| figurative language | language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words |
| rhythm | the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| rhyme scheme | a regular pattern of rhyme |
| metaphor | directly compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is actually the other |
| rhyme | similar sounds at the ends of lines or within lines |
| meter | emphasizes the musical quality of the language |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis |
| Petrachan sonnet | a poem with 8 lines per stanza with the following rhyme pattern abba abba |
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