General Knowledge
A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination.
poetry
Comparison of to things using like or as
Simile
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Free Verse
(1564 - 1616) English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers of the English language; works include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet.
Shakespeare
The author of the poem
poet
A word that imitates the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Couplet
Poet who also wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many other famous books.
Roald Dahl
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
poem
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Personification
A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
Limerick
American writer known especially for his macabre poems, such as "The Raven" (1845), and short stories, including "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839).
Edgar Allan Poe
In a poem, a word or row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence.
Line
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Epic
wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African-American autobiographer and poet
Maya Angelou
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
Comparison of things WITHOUT the use of like or as
Metaphor
a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean sonnet
African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance, as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes