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| Poetry that tells a story/ballad or epic in style |
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| Song like poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance |
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| Long narrative poem that tells a story of the deeds of gods or heroes; full of sentiment |
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| Group of lines in a poem, considered a unit |
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| Repeated line of group of lines in a poem or song |
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| Pattern of beats or stresses in written or spoken language |
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| Highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single person |
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is the use of a word that, through its sound as well as its sense, represents what it defines.
9. Our neighbor tap-tapped at the door.
10. The bees buzzed around the flower.
11. The snake slithered and hissed across the sand. |
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is the repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line or lines of verse.
7. The fool was duped by goonish dudes.
8. A weak smell of steamed meat permeated the premises. |
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is the repetition of interior consonants, often in collaboration with alliteration.
4. Does Lily like my lovely dolly?
5. Everyone should answer an urgent letter very promptly.
6. We repaired the chipped upper lip of the cup. |
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is the repetition of the initial sounds of words in a line or lines of verse.
1. Does Lily like my lovely dolly?
2. Be bold before trouble.
3. Tiny Timmy took two little steps. |
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| also known as pattern poetry or shaped verse, these are poems that are printed on the page so that they form a recognizable outline related to the subject, which extends the meaning of the words in the poem. |
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| a Japanese form of poetry consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haikus are very brief descriptions of nature that describe some kind of insight or essence of a moment. |
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| a light and humorous with five verses of which lines one, two and five are three feet and lines three and four are two feet, with a rhyme scheme of aabba. Modern limericks generally use the final line for clever wit and word play. |
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| a fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter with a prescribed rhyme scheme; its subject was traditionally love. |
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| how a poet reveals attitudes and feelings, how the poet develops the subject. Tone refers to the overall mood of the poem, it creates atmosphere |
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| a pair of lines, usually rhymed: this is the shortest stanza |
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| lines with no prescribed pattern or structure-the poet decides how to use poetic devices |
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| arrangement of a poem, such as free verse, ballad, haiku, etc. |
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