Poetry

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants.

a song or songlike poem that tells a story, often dealing with adventure or romance

unrhymed form of poetry (usually in iambic pentameter)

a pause or break within a line of poetry

a major division of a long poem

A poem is one with a shape that suggests its subject. The poet arranges the letters, punctuation, and lines to create an image on the page.

repetition of consonant sounds within words although - it is similar to alliteration, consonance is not limited to the first letters of words

a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry

when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning

Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.

consists of lines of poetry that do not have a regular rhythm and do not rhyme

The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poetic line.

a major form of 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.

A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line

A five line humorous poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

a short poem of songlike quality that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker

The rhythmical pattern in a poem. The pattern is determined by the number of stresses or beats in each line.

A poem that tells a story. A narrative poem often has all the elements of a short story, including characters, conflict, and plot.

a lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject

The use of words that imitate sounds. Crush, buzz, hiss, jingle,clank are examples.

A regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song - often at the end of each stanza.

repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

the pattern of end rhymes in a poem- to indicate rhyme scheme of a poem one uses lowercase letters. Each rhyme is assigned a different letter.

The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry. Regular rhythm is called meter. Random occurrence is called free verse.

a sonnet form that divides the poem into three units of four lines (three quatrains) each and a final unit of two lines (one couplet), usually abab cdcd efef gg

a poem two parts: an octave of eight lines and a sestet of six; the octave rhyme pattern is "abba abba"; the sestet's lines are "cde cde"

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse

Three line stanza

a stanza of four lines

a five line stanza

a rhythmic group of six lines of verse

7 line stanza

a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse

a metric line of poetry

Music, Emotion and Imagery

Used by Poets For Emotional Impact

A line consisting of 10 syllables of alternating stressed and unstressed syllables (Example-Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet)

a unit of poetry such as a stanza or a line

unrhymed iambic pentameter

poetry free of any restrictions; poetry not tied to a particular pattern

language that communicates beyond the literal meaning of the words

giving an animal or inanimate object human qualities or emotions

using extreme exaggeration to make a point

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

concrete details which appeal to the senses so that we can see or sense what is being written about

the attitudes and feelings associated with a word

the literal or dictionary definition of a word

the author's choice of words

the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

the recurrence of a rhythmic pattern in poetry

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem

the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

a division of a poem based on thought or form

two lines of verse that rhyme a-a

four rhymed lines that can take various forms

two successive rhyming verses that contain a complete thought within two lines and usually consists of iambic pentameter

a poem that tells a story

a short poem that expresses emotional feelings

a 14 line poem stating the poet's personal feelings

a poem that states a poet's sadness about the death of an important person

a poem in verse that tells a story

a poem of high seriousness written on a variety of topics

a Japanese form of poetry using natural imagery to convey a sense of mystery

a humorous verse of five lines

poetry that depends for its effects largely upon the layout of the words on the page

a poem that has not been deliberately composed but discovered, by chance, in some other context