Poetry Definitions Flashcards
Simile
Comparing something using like or as ex.my dad is like a pig while eating
Metaphor
Comparing two things without using like or as ex. My dad is a pig while eating food
Poem
A type of writing ex. The row not taken
Lines
Rows of words ex. The air is cool
The air is hot
Stanzas
A group of lines set apart by spaces ex. This is a example
The example is over
Rhyme
Words with same ending sounds ex. Car tar
Rhyme scheme
The ending of certain lines with each other ex.i see a laptop on the blacktop
Rhythm
Creates the beat of the poem ex. A trochee meter
Meter
A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables ex. Trochee meter
Repetition
The repeating of words or lines in a poem ex. I say hi
I say hi
Alliteration
The repetition of an initial constant sound ex. Hi the hippo is happy
Personification
Giving a non person thing and giving it person like quality’s ex. The waves were angry crashing into the bay
Symbolism
The use of an image or thing to stand for something else ex. *
Allusion
A reference to another work such as the Bible or mythology ex. We might have to build a ark with how much rain we are getting
Point of view
A position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story ex. 1 person
Speaker
The speaker in a poem is like the narrator of a story ex. 3 person
Theme
Central idea that a poem explores ex. Happy,sad,angry,mad
Tone
A mood that the poem creates ex. Enraged
Lyric poem
A short poem that is like a song ex. Annabel lee
Ode
A poem that has 2 or more stanzas with similar structures ex. I am happy
My neighbor is happy
Haiku
A poem that has a line scheme of 5 7 5 ex.an old silent pond
Sonnet
A poem that has 2 or more stanzas with similar structures ex.
Ballad
A short poem with stanzas of two to four lines and a refrain that repeats tells a story
Free verse
A poem that does not follow any rules of rhythm or rhyme
Denotations
Dictionary definitions of a word
Connotations
Meanings suggested or implied by a word
