Poetry Terms 1
Saying one thing but meaning another
Irony
Repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry.
Assonance
Who stood with an astounded air
Bewildered by the whole affair
—And was the third remaining heir.
Simile
A poem meant to instruct or has a moral.
Didactic
Three successive lines of poetry, usually rhyming and equal in length
Triplet
Giving something that is not human the characteristics or abilities of a human
Personification
Comparing two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"
Metaphor
The arrangement of beats and accents in a poem
Meter
Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink
Irony
A word that sounds like what it names
Onomatopeia
sonnet
A true statement that contradicts itself
Paradox
Rhyming stanzas made up of two lines
Couplet
The pattern of rhyme between lines of poem.
Rhyme Scheme
A stanza or poem with 4 lines, usually with alternate rhymes
Quatrain
A poem or stanza with 6 lines
Sestet
The language or word choice of a poet
Diction
Comparisons, Descriptions, and figures of speech that help the mind form forceful and beautiful pictures.
Imagery
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
Didactic
I bought a big bag of bell peppers
This is an example of...
Alliteration
That shirt my dad gave me was pretty ugly.
Paradox
The flowers were begging for water
This is an example of...
personification
Grief creeps in just like a thief and steals all joy away.
Assonance
A long poem relating the adventure of a hero written in a dignified, majestic style.
Epic