Poetry Terms
Alliteration repetition of initial sounds of words Example: dark, dreary day
Assonance repetition of vowel sounds Example: wool, wood, drum, thunder
Form The way the poem is arranged Examples: Stanzas, Concrete Poem, Haiku
Concrete Poem Poem that LOOKS like its subject
Stanza Group of lines that are clustered together- similar to a paragraph in other forms of writing.
Narrative Poem Poem that tells a story
Lyric Poem Poem that was originally set to music- Expresses an isolated idea, feeling, image
Rhythm Number of beats per line of a poem Causes a sing-song type of sound
Repetition Repeating words, phrases, or even stanzas for emphasis or effect.
Rhyme Words that sound alike (Dive, Hive)
Couplet Two successive lines that rhyme Is the moon tired? She looks so pale Within her misty veil: She scales the sky from east to west, And takes no rest
Ballad Tells a story in rhythmic verse, usually rhymes. Originally sung (Folk Song)
Sonnet 14 line poem Rhymes Often love poems
Elegy Mournful lyric poem Death, loss
Ode Lyric poem of praise Often formal, recognizing someone or something