Elements
Repetition of of similar sounding words that usually appears at the end of the lines of a poem.
Rhyme
Fixed number of syllables in each line
Syllabic meter
Stanza with 2 lines
Couplet
Type of poetry that deals focuses on the details of the subject
Descriptive Poetry
descriptive language appealing to the sense of sight
visual
Describes the attitude or the mode of the poem which affects the reader's response to the poetry.
Tone
Tanaga
Stanza with 3 lines
Tercet
A poem that aims to teach something either in terms of morals, philosophy, religion, arts, etc.
Didactic poem
descriptive language appealing to the sense of sight
touch
It is the summarized statement which contains the meaning of the poem.
Theme
Type of Japanese poem with 3 lines where the first and last have 5 syllables and the second line has 7 syllables
Haiku
Stanza with 4 lines
Quatrain
Genre of poetry that tells a story with a plot, characters, and a setting and is always told by a narrator.
Narrative poetry
gives human attribution to the inanimate object of idea
Personification
The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each line in poetry, usually represented or indicated by letters.
Rhyme Scheme
Contains lines that have irregular number of stresses and syllables
Free verse
Stanza with 5 lines
Quintain
A long narrative poem about remarkable deeds of gods and heroes
Epic
involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis
Hyperbole
Systematic arrangement of syllables or accents in the line of poetry
Meter
A free verse poem by Max Ehrmann
Desiderata
Stanza with 8 lines
Octave
A poem like a folk tale which uses a repeated refrain
Ballad
uses person, place, or things as reference
Allusion