types of poetry
types of figurative language
poetry terms
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A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically. See Lewis Carroll’s “A Boat beneath a Sunny Sky.”
What is Acrostic
100
Giving something, nonhuman or an object, human characteristics
What is personification
100
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.
What is caesura
200
In English, a 12-syllable iambic line adapted from French heroic verse. The last line of each stanza in Thomas Hardy’s “The Convergence of the Twain” and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “To a Skylark”
What is Alexandrine
200
An exaggeration so dramatic that no one would believe its true
What is Hyperbole
200
A poem that laments the death of a person, or one that is simply sad and thoughtful. An example of this type of poem is Thomas Gray's “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.”
What is elegy
300
A love poem or song welcoming or lamenting the arrival of the dawn. The form originated in medieval France. See John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” and Louise Bogan’s “Leave-Taking.”
What is Aubade
300
a statement that is a comparison of two things that are not alike.
What is Metaphor
300
A long, serious poem that tells the story of a heroic figure. Two of the most famous are the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer, which tell about the Trojan War and the adventures of Odysseus on his voyage home after the war.
What is a epic
400
a lyric poem originating in medieval Italy and France and usually consisting of hendecasyllabic lines with end-rhyme. And influenced the development of the sonnet.
What is Canzone
400
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line or verse
What is Alliteration
400
A line of poetry that has seven metrical feet.
What is heptameter
500
Bad verse traditionally characterized by clichés, clumsiness, and irregular meter. It is often unintentionally humorous. The “giftedly bad” William McGonagall was an accomplished in this as demonstrated in “The Tay Bridge Disaster”
What is Doggerel
500
A comparison of two things that are not alike, uses "like" or "as"
What is Simile
500
Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in blank verse.
What is blank verse
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