Poei

gedig

poem.

versreël

line

strofe

stanza

kwatryn

quatrain

koeplet

couplet

sonnet

sonnet

Shakespeariaanse / Engelse sonnet

Shakespearean/English sonnet — 3 quatrains + a rhyming couplet (ababcdcdefefgg).

Petrarcaanse / Italiaanse sonnet

Petrarchan/Italian sonnet — an octave (8 lines) + a sestet (6 lines).

oktaaf

octave

sekstet

sestet

uiterlike bou

external structure / form — how the poem LOOKS (lines & stanzas).

innerlike bou

internal structure — how the MEANING/content develops.

wending

volta / turn

rym

rhyme.

rymskema

rhyme scheme

eindrym

end rhyme — rhyme at the ENDS of lines.

binnerym

internal rhyme — rhyme WITHIN a line.

ritme

rhythm.

alliterasie

alliteration

assonansie

assonance

elisie

elision — a letter/sound left out, shown by an apostrophe

enjambement / oorloop

enjambment

parentese

parenthesis

aandagstreep

dash

dubbelpunt

colon

hoofletter

capital letter

vrye vers

free verse

spreker

speaker

ek-spreker

first-person speaker

aangesprokene

the addressee

progressie

progression

verhouding

relationship.

tema

theme

boodskap

message

titel

title.

toon

tone

stemming

mood

beeldspraak

figurative language / imagery.

vergelyking

simile

metafoor

metaphor

personifikasie

personification

simbool

symbol

kontras

contrast

herhaling

repetition.

ambivalent

ambivalent

beklemtoon

emphasise / stress.

kermis

fair / carnival