Types of Poetry 1
A type of lyric poetry that deals with serious themes such as justice and beauty.
What is an Ode?
The author's attitude toward the subject presented.
What is tone?
A regular pattern of rhythm
What is a Meter?
A play on words usually when a single word with more than one meaning is used humorously to exploit both meanings
What is a Pun
This is a form of poetry that tells a story, often using elements of a narrative such as narrator, plot, setting, and characters
What is a Narrative Poem?
14-line poem that originated in Italy but was altered by English poets, especially William Shakespeare.
What is a sonnet?
Use of rhyme and rhyme scheme contributes to the poems ____ (4 letters)
What is mood?
Repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words.
What is assonance?
A traditional form of rising meter consisting of lines containing five iambic feet, or ten syllables
What is Iambic Pentameter
This is a poem that does not rhyme or contain a structured meter
What is Free Verse?
Silly, 5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme, often made people laugh.
What is a limerick?
This is a basic repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables
What is a Poetic Foot?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words.
What is Alliteration?
A short saying that states a very general truth or piece of advice (“Beggars can’t be choosers”)
What is Proverb
This is a poem that stems from African-American culture and the musical tradition.
What is a Blues Poem?
Tells a story often passed down through a song.
What is a ballad.
This is the continuation of a phrase or sentence from one line to another without an end-stop
What is Enjambment?
Repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words.
What is consonance?
A combination of two words that appear to contradict each other (such as: “bittersweet”)
What is Oxymoron
This is a form of poetry in which the poet or speaker expresses grief, sadness, or loss.
What is an Elegy?
Visual surprise, usually shaped like what it describes.
What is a concrete poem?
This is a word or phrase that replaces the name of an object or concept for another to which it is related (for example, “the Crown” is a metonymy for the monarchy rule)
What is Metonymy
Repeating the same words or phrases.
What is repetition?
When two things are placed close together to create a contrasting effect
What is Juxtaposition
This is a highly structured poem made up of five tercets followed by a quatrain, with two repeating rhymes and two refrains
What is a Villanelle?