Literary Terms 1
Type of poem tells a story and is often set to music.
Ballad
It refers to the pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
It refers to the structured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Meter
This refers to the beat or musical quality created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Rhythm
This type of poem expresses the thoughts and emotions of a single speaker.
Lyric Poem
This metrical foot consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
Anapest
This form of poetry consists of unrhymed lines written in iambic pentameter.
Blank Verse
This is a type of poem that praises or celebrates a person, place, or thing.
Ode
This type of poetry does not follow a fixed meter or rhyme scheme.
Free Verse
This metrical foot consists of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
Dactyl
Type of poem tells a story with characters, plot, and setting.
Narrative Poem
A basic unit of rhythm in a line of poetry, consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Foot
This refers to a pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation.
Caesura
This consists of two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.
Couplet
This occurs when two or more words have similar ending sounds.
Rhyme