Rhyme SchemeThe occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words or at the end of two or more lines of poetry
Rhyme SchemeThere once was a man from Peru (A)
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A)
He woke in the night (B)
With a terrible fright (B)
And found out that it was quite true! (A)
Rhyme SchemeHumpty Dumpty sat on a wall (_____)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (_____)
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men (_____)
Couldn’t put Humpty together again (_____)
Meter
The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of stressed syllables
StanzaTwo or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. The stanzas of a poem are usually of the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme and are used like paragraphs in a story.
Mood The overall feeling of a
poem; the emotion a poet is trying to convey
Mood can be sad, humorous, silly, dramatic, romantic, lighthearted, nostalgic, etc..
SimileThe comparison of two things
using the words “like” or “as”
Examples:
Your room looks like a pig pen!
This room is as dirty as a pig pen.
MetaphorThe comparison of two things
without using the words “like” or “as”
Examples:
Your room is a pig pen! Your friends are animals.
PersonificationA figure of speech in which
nonhuman things or abstract ideas are given human attributes
Example: The leaves danced in the wind.
Alliteration The repetition of the same
starting sound in several words.
Examples: Parkside Panthers
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Assonance The repetition of the same
vowel sound in several words.
Examples: The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plains.
Hyperbole Exaggeration. It may be used
for serious or for comic effect.
Example: “I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to haul my books home!”
Lyric Poem A poem that expresses the
thoughts and feelings of the poet. A lyric poem may resemble a song in form or style.
Note: This is NOT the same as song LYRICS.
Epic Poem A long, serious poem that
tells the story of a heroic figure.
The Odyssey is an example of an epic poem.
Haiku
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature.
Iambic PentameterA strict form of poetry with 10
syllables per line with a meter of stressed syllable, unstressed syllable
“But soft!/ What light/ through yon/der win/dow breaks?” (From Romeo & Juliet)
Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Shakespeare’s plays were written in blank verse.
SonnetA lyric poem that is 14 lines
long, with a specific rhyme scheme and meter. English sonnets are written in iambic pentameter and have the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg
.
OdeA lyric poem written to a
specific person or thing, usually in praise. It has a rhyme scheme, but that is usually left up to the poet.
Some odes are meant to be sung.