Poetry Vocabulary

Word then the definition.

Stanza

Stanza is a part of a poem consisting of 2 or more lines arranged as a unit.

Rhyme

Similar ending sound. (Ex:

End Rhyme

Last words of lines that have rhyming words.

Rhyme Scheme

Pattern of end rhymes (Ex: AABBC)

Rhythm

The beat or flow of a poem.

Mood

How the reader feels about a peice of writing.

Tone

The attitude the writer has bout the subject of a peice of writing.

Repetition

Certain words, phrases, lines, and stanza that are repeated.

Hyperbole

Used to draw emphasis through extreme exaggeration.

Balled

A poem that tells a story.

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together. (Susi by the sea)

Onomatopoeia

The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning ( BOOM BANG)

Simile

A comparison that describes something else by using the words like or as. (The boy jumps like a kangaroo)

Metaphor

A direct comparison by saying one object “is” the other. (The boy is a kangaroo)

Personification

Gives non-human things human qualities.

Extended metaphor (conceit)

When the entire poem is a metaphor.

Idiom

A phrase that actually means something different than its literal meaning. (I talked my head off).

Allusion

Reference to someone or something commonly known from literature, history, or culture. ( My dog is like DR Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse.

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning, middle or end of words. (He struck a streak of bad luck)

Iambic Pentameter

A line of poetry composed of 10 syllables arranged in 5 metrical feet (iambs) each of which consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Sonnet

A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter.

Couplet

2 lines of poetry that share end lines.