Untitled Deck Flashcards
line
A single row of words in a poem
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
Verse
Another word for Stanza
Rhyme scheme
A pattern of rhyme
Rhythm
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Meter
The pattern of rhythmic beats
Acrostic
The first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase
limerick
five line poem that follows an AABBA rhyme
haiku
3 lined poem syllables count for each line (5, 7,5)
Free Verse
like a natural speech
Blackout poem
Black out words to create a new poem.
concrete poem
Creates a shape related to the topic of the poem
cinquain
Diamond shape poem
Ode
celebrates something
blank verse
uses rhyme and meter (shakespeare)
Simile
using LIKE or AS
Metaphor
comparing unlike things by saying one thing IS another
Hyperbole
EXAGGERATION
Alliteration
A repeated letter
Allusion
referring to something well known outside of the poem
personification
human trait to a non human thing
Oxymoron
two word placed together that have opposite meaning ( burning cold)
Onomatopoeia
words that sound like their meaning
Idiom
A common phrase