Poetic Elements
Similes, Metaphors, hyperbole, and oxymorons are all examples of what?
Figurative Language
A poem that has no regular rhyme or rhythm
Free Verse
When two words have sounds that correspond with each other we call that?
Rhyme
A poem that the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase.
Acrostic
The use of words to create the sounds they describe.
Onomatopoeia
The physical structure of the poem; including length of lines, rhyme structure, and meter.
Poetic Form
This poem follows a 14 line structure with a strict rhyme pattern. Was very popular during Shakespeare's life.
Sonnet
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby or adjacent words?
Alliteration
A Japanese form of poetry that consists of only 3 lines with a strict syllable count for each line. The first line is 5 syllables, the second line is 7, and the last line is 5.
Haiku
This type of poem was first used by the Italian poet Dante. Each stanza is three lines long and follow the rhyme pattern of aba, bcb, cdc, ded, ect.
Terza Rima
The way the words and lines in a poem _______ affect the meaning of the poem.
Sound
A poem that is often silly or whimsical, written in 5 lines. The first two lines rhyme with the last line.
Limerick
Repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
This type of poem also does not have a particular rhyme scheme, but typically lines are written in iambic pentameter.
Blank Verse
When there is a break at the end of the line denoted by a period or comma
End-stopped
The arrangement of lines in a poem into groups
Stanza
A mournful poem that is meant to honor the dead. Traditional was performed at funerals.
Elegy
The recurring use of a sound, word, or phrase is what?
Repetition
A long grand narrative poem, which often tells the heroic journey of a single person or group.
Epic Poem
The rhyme scheme that Shakespeare often used in his poems.
iambic pentameter
The continuation of a sentence or clause over a line break; a single thought that runs over multiple lines of poetry. What is this called?
Enjambment
A narrative poem that tells a story. Would have originally been set to music
Ballad
Repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within the word is called?
Formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that addresses a person, place, thing, or idea.
Ode
Caesura