Poetry Noun 1.Literary work in which special intensity is given
to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive
style and rhythm;... 2.A quality of beauty and intensity of emotion
regarded as characteristic of poems: "poetry and fire are nicely
balanced in the music". Synonyms verse - poem - poesy - rhyme
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Lyric: A type of poetry that expresses the poets emotions. It
often tells some sort of brief story, engaging the reader in the
experience.
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Prose: Writing organized into sentences and paragraphs that is
not poetry. e.g. Novels and short stories are examples of
prose.
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Stanza: A major subdivision in a poem. A stanza of two lines is
called a couplet; a stanza of three lines is called a tercet; a
stanza of four lines is called a quatrain.
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Quatrain: A four-line stanza.
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Sonnet: A fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
Different kinds of sonnets have different rhyme schemes. The most
notable are Shakespeares Sonnets which employ the abab,cdcd,efef,gg
rhyme scheme.
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Epic: A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure
e.g. Homers The Odyssey.
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Blank verse: Unrhymed lines of poetry usually in iambic
pentameter. Plenty of modern poetry is written in blank verse.
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Free Verse: Poetry with no set meter (rhythm) or rhyme
scheme.
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Elegy: A poem mourning the dead.
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Internal rhyme: A rhyme that occurs within one line such as Hes
King of the Swing.
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A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are
not quite identical.
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And on that cheek and oer that brow A mind at peace with all
below
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The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of
poetry.
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Couplets: A pair of rhyming lines in a poem often set off from
the rest of the poem. Shakespeares sonnets all end in
couplets.
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Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things using any form of
the verb to be-i.e. am, are, is, was, were. Ex: This chair is a
rock, or I am an island.
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Onomatopoeia: The use of words that sound like what they mean
such as buzz, bang, or tic-tock.
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Alliteration: The repetition of sounds in a group of words as
in Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
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Imagery/Sensory Language Language and words that appeal to the
five senses: sight, smell, sound, touch, taste Language and words
that appeal to the five senses: sight, smell, sound, touch, taste
Creates a scene or visual for the reader with words Creates a scene
or visual for the reader with words Ex: It was a dark and stormy
nightthe wind was howling, and the rain crashed down by the gallons
Ex: It was a dark and stormy nightthe wind was howling, and the
rain crashed down by the gallons
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Allusion: A reference to a person, place, or thing--often
literary, mythological, or historical. The infinitive of allusion
is to allude. e.g. Romeo alludes to the mythological figure Diana
in the balcony scene.
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Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds as in And so, all the
night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my
life and my bride. --Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
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Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds as in The fair
breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; --The
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Meter: The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the
lines of a poem.
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Iambic pentameter: Ten-syllable lines in which every other
syllable is stressed. - e.g. With eyes like stars upon the brave
night air.
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The overall atmosphere or prevailing emotional feeling of a
work.
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
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Mood: The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or
passage. The mood may be suggested by the writer's choice of words,
by events in the work, or by the physical setting. Mood: The
feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. The
mood may be suggested by the writer's choice of words, by events in
the work, or by the physical setting.
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Atmosphere: The overall feeling of a work, which is related to
tone and mood.
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Diction 1)Word choice. 2) The authors choice of words. An
author has the option of choosing any word from our language, why
does he/she choose to use certain words and not others? In order to
create a certain tone.
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Myth: A legend that embodies the beliefs of people and offers
some explanation for natural and social phenomena.
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Personification: Giving inanimate objects human
characteristics. e.g. The wind howled through the night.
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Simile: Comparing two unlike things using like or as. e.g. Im
as hungry as a pig, or Your eyes are like stars that brighten my
night.
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Symbolism: The use of one thing to represent another. Something
that stands for something else. e.g. A dove is a symbol of
peace.
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Theme: The central idea of a work.
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Tone: The authors attitude toward the subject of the work.
Usually positive or negative. e.g. The tone of a piece of
literature could be pessimistic, optimistic, angry, or
sarcastic.
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Voice: The authorial presence in a piece of literature whether
in the first, second, or third person.
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The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given
literary work.
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I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped,
Derrick galloped, we galloped all three
