POETRY
The feeling a reader gets from a piece of literature.
Mood
The repetition of identical concluding syllables in different words usually at the end of a line.
RHYME
RHYTHM
The recurrence of accent or stress lines of verse;
Gives poems a predictable beat.
Haiku
A formula poem that has three lines and a total of 17 syllables,
often distributed in specific 5-7-5 pattern.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Shakespeare is dead?
I had no clue.
ABAB
Type of poem that tells a story.
NARRATIVE
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
SIMILE
Cinquain
A formula poem that has five lines and a total of 22 syllables,
distributed in a specific 2-4-6-8-2 pattern.
Limerick
A humorous formula poem that has five lines, an “aabba”
rhyming pattern, and a specific rhythm.
The cat sat on the mat,
And wore a tiny yellow hat.
He watched a bird fly in the sky,
And let out a soft, sleepy sigh.
AABB
Word that imitates a sound.
ONOMATOPOEIA
The voice used by an author in a poem.
SPEAKER
A group of poetic lines; corresponds to paragraphs in prose.
STANZA
Sonnet
A poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyming and rhythm pattern.
The fire burns so bright,
Inside the cozy room,
Dispelling winter's gloom,
Into the quiet night.
ABBA
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals.
PERSONIFICATION
A long poem written about a famous person or event.
BALLAD
TONE
The author’s attitude in a poem.
A process of narrowing down/blacking out
the words you don't want, then selecting
and arranging the words that are left.
Blackout poetry
There once was a dog named Boo,
Who wanted to visit the zoo.
He hopped on a train,
In wind and in rain,
And barked at the kangaroo.
AABBA
A play on words.
Pun
The pattern of rhyming in a poem; usually identified by assigning letters to each line.
RHYME SCHEME
Diamante
A formula poem that is shaped like a diamond, and the words describes opposite ideas.
A poem that does not have a regular rhythm or rhyme.
Free verse
SLONE IS THE BEST
SHE MADE A COOL JEOPARDY
I WILL PASS THE TEST
ABCB