Poetic Terms

An ode:

• a poem meant to celebrate someone/something

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a poem of 8 lines, with lines 1, 3, 7 and 2, 8 repeating

• a rhyming poem meant to be humorous

Free verse poem:

• a poem with 10 lines of 10 syllables

• a poem with no required structure

• a poem meant to be humorous

• a five line poem

A cinquain:

• a two line stanza

• a short Japanese poem about nature

• a five line stanza/poem

• a four line stanza

Syllable count:

• amount of syllables per line

• amount of syllables in an entire poem

• amount of lines in a poem

what is the definition of free verse?

• A word or phrase that suggests something else, normally a reference to something well known, or familiar.

• Poetry written without format, rhyme scheme, or repetitive pattern.

• Rhyme occurring in a single line of verse.

• An act or instance of placing things close together or side by side, especially for

  comparison or contrast.

what is onomatopoeia?

• Rhyme occurring in a single line of verse.

• The repetition of similar or identical vowels throughout a sentence.

• Exaggerating for effect. Normally a massive over-statement intended for humorous effect.

• Use of words that sound like the things they are describing. This normally is used to recreate the sound/aural imagery.

what is assonance?

• When a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis.

• The repetition of similar or identical vowels throughout a sentence.

• Poetry written without format, rhyme scheme, or repetitive pattern.

• The repetition of words beginning with the same letter.

what is the definition of alliteration?

• A form of wordplay that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

• The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

• The repetition of words beginning with the same letter.

• A type of figurative language where poets give an animal, object, or idea human qualities, such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions.

what is the definition of mood?

• The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

• An act or instance of placing things close together or side by side, especially for

  comparison or contrast.

• A grouped set of lines within a poem, like a poetic paragraph!

• Comparing one thing to another, using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

what is a pun?

• Use of words that sound like the things they are describing.

• A type of figurative language where poets give an animal, object, or idea human qualities, such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions.

• The repetition of words beginning with the same letter.

• A form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.