Poetry Terms

Poetic Sound Devices &
Types of Poetry

I can correctly pronounce and take notes on various poetry sound devices.

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Objective

Prose is written or spoken language that is not structured into the rhythmic lines of poetry, typically used for ordinary communication and storytelling.

(opposite of poetry)

Prose

Definition:
Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of words, often used in poetry to create musicality and enhance meaning.

Rhyme

End rhyme occurs when the rhyming words appear at the ends of two or more lines of poetry.

End Rhyme

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line in a poem, typically labeled using letters to denote the rhyme pattern.

Rhyme Scheme

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem that form a separate unit, often distinguished by a specific rhyme scheme or thought.

(like a paragraph in prose)

Stanza

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial sound in neighboring or closely connected words within a sentence or phrase.

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the sound they describe.

Onomatopoeia

More Terms to Know...

Tone refers to the attitude or feeling delivered by the writer in a piece of writing

Tone

Mood in literature is the atmosphere or overall feeling created by a piece of writing.

Mood

Types of Poetry
3 Forms

Lyric poetry is poetry that describes the speakers thoughts and FEELINGS

Lyric Poetry

An ode is a type of poem. An ode CELEBRATES a topic.

Lyric Poetry: Ode

An elegy is another type of poem.

An elegy mourns a topic or subject. Expresses sadness or loss.

Lyric Poetry: Elegy

The most famous type of sonnet is the English or Shakespearean sonnet.

A sonnet usually expresses love or has an ironic twist.
14 lines (3 quatrains and a couplet)

Lyric Poetry: Sonnet

A quatrain is a 4-line stanza

QUATRAIN?

COUPLET?

A couplet is a 2-line stanza that has end rhyme

Haiku: 3 line poem with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the third line.

Lyric Poetry: Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick

Cinquain: a five line poem with a rhyme scheme

Lyric Poetry: Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick

Limerick: a humorous five-line poem with an
aabba rhyme scheme

Lyric Poetry: Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick

Narrative poetry is poetry that tells a story.

Narrative Poetry

Epic poetry is a long narrative poem that tells the heroic story of a legendary figure or event, often embodying the values and beliefs of a culture.

Narrative Poetry: EPIC

A ballad is a narrative poem that tells a story, often focusing on a tragic or dramatic event, and typically characterized by a simple rhyme scheme and refrain

Narrative Poetry: BALLAD

A refrain is a repeating stanza, like the chorus of a song.

REFRAIN?

Free verse poetry is poetry that does not have a fixed pattern or rhyme scheme.

Free Verse Poetry