Poetry Rhyme Scheme

A poetic foot is

two syllables

Rhythm is measured by

foot

Iambic pentameter is a type of meter that is used in

poetry and drama.

The word 'iambic' describes

the type of foot that is used.

The word 'pentameter' indicates that a line has

five of these 'feet' or 10 syllables

"Abecedarian poems are

now most commonly used as mnemonic devices and word games for children, such as those written by Dr. Seuss and Edward Gorey.

Anaphora

one of the world’s oldest poetic techniques, anaphora is used in much of the world’s religious and devotional poetry, including numerous Biblical Psalms

Ballad

subject matter dealt with religious themes, love, tragedy, domestic crimes, and sometimes even political propaganda." Modern word for love songs

Blank Verse

unrhymed poetry ex. Paradise Lost

Cinquain

"ababb". Robert Browning's poem "Porphyria's Lover":

Ex. Murmuring how she loved me --

Too weak, for all her heart and love

To set its struggling passion free

From pride, and vainer ties dissever,

And give herself to me for ever.

Clerihew

"aabb aabb". Clerihews are not satirical or abusive, but they target famous individuals and reposition them in an absurd or commonplace setting, often with an over-simplified and slightly garbled

"No, Sir," said General Sherman,

"I did not enjoy the sermon;

Nor I didn't git any

Kick outer the litany."

Couplet

: "aa", but usually occurs as "aa bb cc dd ...". Rhyming couplets are one of the simplest rhyme schemes in poetry. Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales is written in rhyming couplets.

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote

The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,

And bathed every veyne in swich licour

Of which vertu engendred is the flour;

Cento

"From the Latin word for 'patchwork,' the cento is a poetic form made up of lines from poems by other poets.

Dramatic Monologue

"The poet speaks through an assumed voice—a character, a fictional identity, or a persona." One person speaking.

Elergy

"The traditional elegy mirrors three stages of loss. First, there is a lament, then praise for the idealized dead, and finally consolation and solace."

Enclosed ryhme

“abba“

Epic

"Elements that typically distinguish epics include superhuman deeds, fabulous adventures, highly stylized language, and a blending of lyrical and dramatic traditions." Oftentimes written in Blank Verse.

Found Poem

"The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry is often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, or even other poems."

Haiku

"Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression." Poems do not rhyme. 5 syllables, 7 syllables, then 5 syllables again

Limerick

A popular form in children’s verse, the _____ is often comical, nonsensical, and sometimes even lewd." "aabba".

There was a Young Person of Smyrna

Whose grandmother threatened to burn her;

But she seized on the cat, and said, 'Granny, burn that!

You weird old woman of Smyrna!'

Monorhyme

"aaaaa...", an identical rhyme on every line, common in Latin and Arabic

Ottava Rima

"abababcc". From Byron's Don Juan: When Southey 's read, and Wordsworth understood,

I can't help putting in my claim to praise –

The four first rhymes are Southey's every line:

For God's sake, reader! take them not for mine.

Oulipo

Although poetry and mathematics often seem to be incompatible areas of study, ______ seeks to connect them."

Rhyme Royal

"ababbcc". Geoffrey Chaucer used it in the Canterbury Tales in the Prioress’ Tale

Sapphic

"The sapphic dates back to ancient Greece and is named for the poet Sappho, who left behind many poem fragments written in an unmistakable meter."

Sonnet

(14 lines) "From the Italian sonetto, which means 'a little sound or song,' thesonnet is a popular classical form that has compelled poets for centuries."

The 3 types of Sonnets

Petrarchan sonnet, Shakespearean sonnet, Spenserian sonnet:

Terza Rima

"Invented by the Italian poet Dante Alighiere in the late thirteenth century to structure his three-part epic poem, The Divine Comedy."

Triplet

"aaa", often repeating like the couplet.

Alternating Rhyme Scheme

ABAB. One of the most common rhyme schemes.

Tactile

touch

Auditory

sound

Olfactory

Smell

Visual sight

Assonance

repetition in vowel sounds

Consonance/alliteration

repetition in consonant sounds ex. “Peter Piper picked . . .