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lyric
subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter which reveals the poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression
narrative
non-dramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter
sonnet
a rigid 14-line verse form, with variable structure and rhyme scheme according to type
ode
elaborate lyric verse which deals seriously with a dignified theme
blank verse
unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
free verse
unrhymed lines without regular rhythm
epic
a long, dignified narrative poem which gives the account of a hero important to his nation or race
dramatic monologue
a lyric poem in which the speaker addresses himself to persons around him; his speech deals with a dramatic moment in his life and manifests his character
elegy
a poem of lament, meditating on the death of an individual
ballad
simple, narrative verse which tells a story to be sung or recited; the folk -- is anonymously handed down, while the literary -- has a single author
idyll
lyric poetry describing the life of the shepherd in pastoral, bucolic, idealistic terms
villanelle
french verse form, strictly calculated to appear simple and spontaneous; five tercets and a final quatrain, rhyming aba aba aba aba aba abaa. Lines 1, 6, 12, 18 and 3, 9, 15, 19 are refrain.
light verse
a general category of poetry written to entertain, such as lyric poetry, epigrams, and limericks. It can also have a serious side, as in parody or satire.
haiku
japanese verse in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often depicting a delicate image
limerick
humorous nonsense-verse in five anapestic lines rhyming aabba, a-lines being trimeter and b-lines dimeter
meter
poetry's rhythm, or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. measured in units of feet
iambic
unstressed, stressed (ex. balloon)
trochaic
stressed, unstressed (ex. soda)
anapestic
unstressed, unstressed, stressed (ex.. contradict)
dactyllic
stressed, unstressed, unstressed (ex. maniac)
spondaic
stressed, stressed (ex. man-made)
monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter, heptameter, octameter
numbering metric feet
scansion
the analysis of mechanical elements within a poem to determine meter. feet are marked off with slashes and accented appropriately.
structure of a poem
metric feet make up lines, which make up stanzas. A stanza is to a poem as a paragraph is to an essay
couplet
2 lines
tercet
3 lines
quatrain
4 lines
cinquain
5 lines
sestet
6 lines
septet
7 lines
octet (octave)
8 lines
x lined stanza
9+ lines
amphibrach
a foot with unstressed, stressed, unstressed syllables (ex. Chicago)
andcrusis
an extra unaccented syllable at the beginning of a line before the regular meter begins
amphimacer
a foot with stressed, unstressed, stressed syllable
catalexis
an extra unaccented syllable at the ending of a line after the regular meter ends
caesura
a pause in the meter or rhyme of a line (used for emphasis or drama)
enjambement
a run-on line, continuing into the next without a grammatical break
rime
the repetition of like sounds at regular intervals, employed in versification, the writing of verse
end rhyme
rhyme occurring at the ends of verse lines; most common form
internal rhyme
rhyme contained within a line of verse (at the middle and end)
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymes within a unit of verse
masculine rhyme
rhyme in which only the last, accented syllable of the rhyming words correspond exactly in sound; most common kind of end rhyme
feminine rhyme
rhyme in which two consecutive syllables of the rhyming words correspond, the first syllable carrying the accent; double rhyme
half rhyme (slant rhyme)
imperfect, approximate rhyme
assonance
repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line
consonance
repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line
alliteration
repetition of two or more initial sounds in words within a line
onomatopoiea
the technique of using a word whose sound suggests its meaning (ex. the buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard)
euphony
the use of compatible, harmonious sounds to produce a pleasing, melodious effect
cacophony
the use of inharmonious sounds in close conjunction for effect; opposite of euphony
metaphor
a figure of speech which makes a direct comparison of two unlike objects
similie
a direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
conceit
an extended metaphor comparing two unlike objects with powerful effect
presonification
figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics
metonymy
the substitution of a word which relates to the object or person to be named, in place of the name itself
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole object or idea
hyperbole
gross exaggeration for effect; overstatement
litotes
a form of understatement in which the negative of an antonym is used to achieve emphasis and intensity
irony
the contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning
symbolism
the use of one object to suggest another, hidden object or idea
imagery
the use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description
paradox
a statement which appears self-contradictory, but underlines a basis of truth
oxymoron
contradictory terms brought together to express a paradox for strong effect
verbal irony
meaning one thing and saying another
dramatic irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
situational irony
when the reality of a situation differs from the anticipated or intended effect; when something unexpected occurs
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