Poetry Terms

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What is a Ballad?

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A Ballad is a narrative poem that tells a dramatic or emotional story, often set to music.

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar or identical sounds, typically at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a Haiku?

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A Haiku is a Japanese poem consisting of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5, 7, 5, often focusing on nature.

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What is Second Person Point of View?

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Second Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'you', 'your', and 'yours' to address the reader directly.

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What is Poetic Voice?

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Poetic Voice refers to the unique perspective or attitude of the poet towards the subject of the poem.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where words imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

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What is Lineation in Poetry?

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Lineation refers to the way lines are arranged in a poem, including their length and structure.

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What is Simile?

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A Simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is Meter in Poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.