Poetry
Add the following
literary terms to
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Types of
Poetry…….
Narrative Poetry
A verse of poetry
that tells a story.
Dramatic Poetry
A verse of poetry
that relies heavily on
dramatic elements
such as monologue
or dialogue.
Lyric Poetry
A highly musical
poetry verse that
expresses the
emotions of the
speaker.
Sonnet
A 14-line poem,
usually in iambic
pentameter, that
follows one of the
number of different
rhyme schemes.
Ode
A lofty lyric poem
on a serious theme.
Free Verse
Poetry that avoids
use of regular
rhyme, rhythm,
meter, or division
into stanzas.
Elegiac Lyric
Poem that
expresses a
speaker’s feelings of
loss, often because
of the death of a
loved one or friend.
Image
The vivid mental
picture created in
the reader’s mind by
the language.
Techniques
of Poetry….
Meter
The rhythmical
pattern of the poem.
Foot
The unit of rhythm
consisting of
strongly and weakly
stressed syllables.
Pentameter
5 units of rhythm
within a poem;
consists of 5 stressed
syllables and 5
unstressed syllables
Iambic Pentameter
A poetic foot containing one
weakly stressed syllable
followed by one strongly
stressed syllable for a
succession of 5 times.
Example: “afraid” The weakly
stressed syllable is the first
syllable.
Stanza
The basic unit of a
poem; length can
vary
Couplet
A form of stanza within a
poem.
2 Lines -“couple”; often
rhymes, but doesn’t have
to rhyme.
Quatrain
A stanza containing
four lines.
Does not have to
rhyme.
Sestet
A 6 lined stanza
within a poem.
Octave
An 8 lined stanza
within a poem.
Techniques
of Poetry
Sound…..
Rhythm
A pattern of beats
and stresses in a
line of verse or
prose.
Rhyme
The repetition of
sounds at the ends
of words
End Rhyme
The use of rhyming
words at the ends of
lines
Internal Rhyme
The use of rhyming
words within lines
Alliteration
The repetition of initial
consonant sounds.
Example: Sally sold
seashells at the
seashore.
Assonance
The repetition of
vowel sounds.
Example: …molten
golden notes…
Onomatopoeia
The use of words or
phrases that sound like
the items to which they
refer.
Examples: Buzz, Hiss,
Boo, Bam, Pow, Zoom
I hope you
enjoyed reading
and learning the
terminology of
Poetry