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Poetry Terms

This guide delves deeply into various types of poetry and their unique characteristics. From free verse to structured forms like haikus and limericks, it covers how each type contributes to the richness of poetic expression. The document also explores essential poetic elements such as diction, tone, and sound effects, alongside analyzing techniques like imagery, metaphor, and personification. Whether you’re a budding poet or an enthusiast, understanding these forms will enhance your appreciation and creation of poetry.

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Poetry Terms

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  1. Poetry Terms Mrs. Bolger 2014

  2. A. Types of poems

  3. 1. Free verse • Poetry that does not rhyme or follow a predictable pattern

  4. 2. Persona poem • Poet becomes someone/something else

  5. 3. Apostrophe poem • Speaker of poem addresses something not living

  6. 4. narrative/ballad poem • Poem tells a story

  7. 5. Imagist poem • A snapshot of a moment in time

  8. 6. Lyric poem • Poem expresses strong emotions

  9. 7. Dramatic poem • Characters talk

  10. 8. Concrete poem • A poem that takes the shape of the subject

  11. 9. ode • Poetic form in which one describes how/why someone/something is to be revered (loved)

  12. 10. Clerihew • Poetic form of 4 lines with an AABB rhyme scheme about a famous person, often humorous

  13. 11. limerick • Poetic form of 5 lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme that is often humorous

  14. 12. Haiku • Japanese style poem of 3 lines and 17 syllables (5-7-5) usually about nature

  15. B. Form

  16. 13. line • A horizontal group of words in a poem, like a sentence

  17. 14. stanza • A vertical group of lines of a poem, like a paragraph

  18. 15. Line break • Where a line ends

  19. C. Diction (word choice)

  20. 16. speaker • The person/thing in a poem who is expressing an idea

  21. 17. mood • The feeling associated with a poem, such as happy, angry, hopeful, etc.

  22. 18. Poetic license • Creating new words, sometimes by combining existing words

  23. 19. inversion • Changing the usual order of words

  24. 20. imagery • Creating a picture with words through sensory details

  25. 21. connotation • Emotional associations of words

  26. 22. denotation • The literal meaning of words (dictionary definition)

  27. 23. simile • Comparing 2 unlike things with like or as

  28. 24. Metaphor • Comparing 2 unlike things without like or as

  29. 25. personification • Something nonhuman is given human qualities

  30. D. Sound effects

  31. 26. onomatopoeia • Words that make the sound of their action/definition

  32. 27. alliteration • Repeating initial consonant sound

  33. 28. refrain • Repeating line/phrase at same place in each stanza

  34. 29. Rhyme/rhyme scheme • Repeating the same sound in 2+ words (boy/toy); a set pattern of rhyme throughout a poem

  35. 30. rhythm • A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

  36. 31. Repetition • Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis

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