Poetry Notes and Terminology

A group of lines in poetry is called a

• sonnet
• stanza
• pattern
• lyric

a long narrative poem written in an elevated style

• Epic
• Ode
• Elegy
• Sonnet

a 14-line poem with one of several rhyme schemes

• Ode
• Epic
• Sonnet
• Elegy

Narrative poems are poems that

• talk about nature
• tell a story
• celebrate a person
• give detailed imagery

A poem that is meant to be sung or recited and use simple language to tell stories with dramatic action

• epic
• lyric
• elegy
• ballad

A lyric poem expresses thoughts and 

• feelings
• opinions
• vivid imagery
• dreams

The musical instrument used as accompaniment to lyric poems is a

• banjo
• harp
• lyre
• guitar

An object, person, or place that has meaning beyond itself is 

• imagery
• rhythym
• a symbol
• alliteration

Language that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as 

• imagery
• alliteration
• symbolism
• onomatopoeia

The repetition of the same or similar initial consonant sounds is 

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• rhyme
• rythym