Vocabulary and Poetry Terms

narrative poem

• poetry that tells a story

• a type of poem that expresses personal feelings

• a poem that describes nature

• a poem that uses rhyme and meter

adventurous

• willing to risk danger in order to have an exciting time

• preferring to stay in safe environments

• avoiding new experiences

• focused on routine and predictability

rhyme

• words that end with the same sound

• words that have different meanings

• words that are synonyms

• words that are antonyms

courageous

• very brave

• timid

• indifferent

• fearful

extremely

• very much

• somewhat

• not at all

• a little

repetition

• words or phrases in a poem that repeat

• a type of rhyme scheme

• a literary device that contrasts ideas

• the main theme of a poem

weird

• strange or unusual

• ordinary and common

• familiar and typical

• simple and straightforward

free verse

• poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular pattern

• a type of poetry that follows a strict meter

• a form of poetry that uses rhyme schemes

• poetry that is written in a narrative style