poetry terms9
1.
line and stanza
line
s: divided by a skipped line
2.
poet and speaker
author and narrator (the I in the
poem)
3.
metaphor, simile
comparison between two unlike
things in order to give one greater meaning. Life is a roller coaster
comparison between two unlike
things in order to give one greater meaning using like, as or than. Life is
like a roller coaster
4.
extended metaphor
a metaphor that is developed
throughout the whole poem
5.
personification
lifelike qualities given to an
inanimate object
the great eye of the TV blankly
stared at me
6.
meter, iambic pentameter
number of syllables and which are
stressed or unstressed
10 syllables, unstressed, stressed baDUMP
7.
imagery
vivid description that appeals to
the senses
8.
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymes in a poem
9.
alliteration
repetition of a consonant sound.
The slimy snake slithered down the slope.
10. onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like what it is
Buzz, neigh, meow, zap
11. couplet
two lines in a row that rhyme (and
have the same meter)
12. sonnet
14 lines
iambic pentameter
abab, cdcd, efef, gg
13. free
verse, blank verse, rhymed verse
free verse: no rhyme scheme, no
consistent meter
blank verse: no rhyme scheme, but
iambic pentameter
rhymed verse: set rhyme scheme and
consistent meter