poetry terms 3 & 4

metaphor

when 2 things are compared by saying one thing is another

meter

arranging a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented syllables

metonymy

when one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

narrative

telling a story

ode

a lyric poem that is serious and thoughtful in tone and has a formal structure

onomatopoeia

when words are used to imitate sounds

pastoral

a poem that depicts rural life in a peaceful way

pentameter

a line of poetry that has 5 metrical feet

personification

giving human attributes to things or ideas

poetry

literature that is written in meter

quatrain

a stanza or poem of four lines

refrain

a line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem

rhyme

same or similar sounds at the end of 2 or more words

rhyme royal

stanzas of seven lines in iambic pentameter. ababbcc

romanticism

romantic movement in literature. feeling over reason and emphasis on individual experiences/nature

scansion

the analysis of a poems meter marking syllables and dividing the line into feet

senryu

japanese poem that treats human beings in a humorous/satiric way

simile

2 things compared using like or as

sonnet

lyric poem that is 14 lines long

spondee

a metrical foot of 2 syllables, both long (stressed)

stanza

two or more lines of poetry that form one of the divisions of a poem

stress

prominence/emphasis given to syllables

synecdoche

figure of speech to designate the whole, or the whole is used to designate a part.

tanka

japanese poem of 5 lines. all lines 7 syllables except for 1st and 3rd line: 5 syllables 

terza rima

poetry consisting of 10 or 11 syllables lines arranged in tercets. aba bcb cdc

tetrameter

a line of poetry that has 4 metrical feet

trochee

metrical foot of 1 long and 1 short syllable

trope

a metaphor or metonymy where words are not sued in their literal sense but rather figurateively

verse

a single metrical line of poetry or poetry in general