Poetic techniques
The definition of Stanza
a number of lines that divide a poem into sections.
The definition of Repetition
The repeating of a word or phrase in a line or poem.
The definition of White space
Using the page, spaces between words, indentions, etc. to create effect in a poem.
The definition of a lyric
A short poem that expresses personal feeling.
Who wrote "I'm Nobody! Who are you?"
Emily Dickinson
The definition of Similes
A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
The definition of Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
The definition of hyperbole
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
The definition of a free verse
A free verse is poetry that does not require meter (regular rhythm) or a rhyme scheme
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
Is an example of what type of poem.
Haiku
The definition of Rhyme
When two or more words have the same sound
The definition of Onomatopoeia
The use of words that sound like the objects or actions they describe.
The definition of a single rhyme
rhyme with one syllable
The definition of an elegy
An elegy is a poem that states a poet’s sadness about death of important person
What is William Shakespeare most famous poem
Sonnet 18
The definition of Alliteration
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words
The definition of Personification
Gives human qualities to non-human ideas or objects
The definition of an end rhyme
rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry
The definition of a Haiku
is a type of japanese poem that describes nature. Haiku’s are usually 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables, second line has 7 syllables and the third has 5 syllables.
What rhyme scheme does a sonnet use
ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG
The definition of Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry but not at the end of the word
The definition of an internal rhyme
rhyme that occurs in a single line of poetry
The definition of a triple rhyme
rhyme with 3 syllable
The definition of a limerick
Is humorous verse of 5 lines. One, two and five rhyme, as do lines three and four Lines one, two, five have three stressed syllables;lines three and 4 have 2
What is Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem
The Raven