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Elements of Poetry

Vocabulary

WordDefinition
Alliteration The repetition of the firs sound of a word; for example the "w" sound in "when white moths were on the wing" from "The song of wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats.
Assonance Similar vowel sounds in words that end with different consonants; for example: "Wangders and watches with eager ears" From "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Consonance Similar consonant sounds at the ends of words, i.e "Blank, think, tank."
Couplet Two rhymed lines of peotry; for example: "Then he said "Good-night!" and with muffled oar/ Silently rowed to the Charlestwon shore" from "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Diction The specific words and author chooses.
Extended metaphor A metaphor that is applied throughout the entire poem; the poem "The Railway Train" by Emily Dickinson is an extended metaphor.
Figurative Language using language to create a particular effect; forms of figurative language include simile, metaphor, and personification.
Hyperbole Extreme exaggeration to make a point; for example: the speaker in the poem "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes states "I, too, am america." He creates a hyperbole when he states that he is america
Iamb A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable or a short syllable followed by a long syllable.
Iambic pentameter A rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in which there are five stressed syllables in each line(penta=five)
Imagery The primary images or pictures the author uses to convey meaning in a poem.
Metaphor A comparison of two unlike things; for example: "I, too, am America" from "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughess
Meter the deliberate use of stressed and unstressed syllables to create a particular beat for a poem.
narrator one who tells the story in a piece of work.
Onomatopoeia when the sound of a word suggests a particular thing; for example; buzzing bees
Paraphrase to restate a piece of writing in simple terms
parody an imitation of something, usually with the intent of making fun
persona the person created by the writer to tell a story
personification to give human qualities to something that is not human
quatrain four lines of poetry, which may be rhymed; "The Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll is written in quatrains
Rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme used in a poem
Rhythm like meter, rhythm refers to the beat of a poem ; unlike meter, the rhythm of the poem may be irregular and different in every line
Simile a comparison between two unlike things using like or as to make the comparison; for example: Mr. Smith is as angry as a hornet.
Speaker The voice that tells the story in a poem
stanza a group of lines in poetry; in prose, you would call it a paragraph
Tone The attitude or behavior the speaker has toward the subject matter; the tone could be formal, informal, humorous, serious, etc.
ballad a poem that a story; ballads are usually sung
Free verse poetry that doesn't follow any specific patterns in rhythm, rhyme scheme, or line length; free verse may contain rhymes, but they are not used in a prescribed manner
Haiku a three-line Japanese poetic form in the lines follow the pattern of five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third lines
Limerick a five-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm. The first. second, and fifth lines contain eight syllables. Lines two and three contain six syllables. Limericks are usually funny or silly.
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