Types of Poetry
The arrangement of beats and accents in a poem.
What is meter?
The language or word choice of a poet.
What is diction?
A stanza or poem with 4 lines, usually with alternate rhymes.
What is quatrain?
Two successive lines of poetry, especially two that rhyme with each other, having the same number of feet.
What is a Couplet
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The pattern of rhymes used in a stanza, verse, or poem, usually denoted by letters.
What is rhyme scheme?
Saying one thing but meaning anoter
What is irony?
An inner pulse rent the veil
Of his old husk from head to tail
Came out clear plates of sapphire tail
What is a triplet?
Meant to instruct; having a moral
What is a Didactic poem?
In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted
What is a quatrain?
Back into the chamber turning;
All my soul within me burning.
What is assonance?
A true statement that contradicts itself.
Example: "Less is more."
What is a paradox?
A long poem relating the adventure of a hero written in a dignified, majestic style.
What is an Epic poem?
Comparisons, descriptions, and figures of speech that help the mind form forceful or beautiful pictures.
What is imagery?
Three successive lines of poetry, usually rhyming and equal in length.
What is a triplet?
A poem having 14 lines and a formal arrangement of rhymes, usually written in iambic pentameter.
What is a sonnet?
A poem or stanza with 6 lines
What is a sestet?
A poem having 14 lines and a formal arrangement of rhymes, usually written in iambic pentameter.
What is a Sonnet?
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
What is personification?
The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words.
What is assonance?
The arrangement of beats and accents in a poem.
What is meter?
A figure of speech, sound effect, or other technique used by poets to enhance the effectiveness of the poem.
What is poetic device?