Know the Lingo-Poetry Terms

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Ballad

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A story or narrative in poetic form, often set to music.

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Enjambment

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Occurs when one line of poetry ends without a pause or punctuation and continues onto the next line.

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Acrostic

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A type of poem with no rhyme pattern or specific structure, where the first letter of each line spells out a word.

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Consonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds in a chunk of text, excluding vowel sounds.

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Rhythm

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The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry, affecting the pace and flow.

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Diction

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The choice of words and style of expression used by the poet.

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Free Verse

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A type of poetry that does not adhere to any specific rhyme scheme or meter.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.