Poetry Definitions
- acrostic poem:
- a poem where one or more words are written down the left margin, with one letter per line, then using those letters as the start of each line
- alliteration:
- the repetition of consonant sounds in words
- anology poem:
- a comparison of two things that are similar in many ways
- assonance:
- the repetition of vowel soounds in words
- four line descriptive poem:
- a poem with four lines following a certain pattern and each line begins with the same letter - 1st line has the subject of the poem, 2nd line has two adjectives, 3rd line has a statement, 4th line has an adjective to describe the statement
- image:
- descriptive language that 'paints a picture' or speaks to the reader`s senses
- metaphor:
- language that stresses a relationship between two things, giving one thing the qualities of the other (basically - a 'stronger' similie, not using 'like' or 'as')
- personification:
- giving human attributes to a non-human thing or idea
- nine line syllable poem:
- a poem with nine lines, each with a certain number of syllables: line 1-1 syllable, line 2-2 syllables, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-4, 7-3, 8-2, 9-1
- sensory poem:
- a poem that takes one thing and describes it using each of the five senses; taste, smell, sight, touch, and sound.
- similie:
- a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'
- stanza:
- lines of verse grouped together to form a pattern usually repeated in the poem