Poem Flashcards
Simile
A comparison that uses like or as
Metaphor
A comparison that does not use like or as
Personification
The assigning of human qualities to a nonliving thing
Symbolism
The use of an image or thing to stand for something else
allusion
a reference to another work such as the Bible or mythology
Lyric poem
A short poem that is like a song
ode
a poem that has two or more stanzas with similar structure
haiku
A very short poem with seventeen syllables in three lines usually about nature
Sonnet
A poem that has fourteen lines with ten to twelve syllables per line, fist eight lines developed one idea, last six lines question that idea
ballad
a short poem with stanzas of two to four lines and a refrain that repeats. Tell a story
Free verse
a poem that does not follow any rules or rhythm or rhyme
Denotations
the dictionary of definitions of words
Connotations
meanings that suggested or implied by a word
Poem
a type of writing in witch the poet chooses and arranges words to create a strong feeling.
lines
Are rows of words
Stanzas
groups of lines set apart by spaces
rhyme
Words with the same ending sound
Rhyme scheme
the ending of certain lines rhyme with each other.
Rhythm
Creates the beat of the poem
meter
a recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Repetition
The repeating of words or lines in poetry
Alliteration
the repetition of an initial consonant sound
