Vocabulary: Poetry, Academics

unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements

three-line Japanese verse form; generally about nature; 5-7-5 syllable pattern

the repetition of sounds at the ends of words

a humorous rhyming, five-line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme (aabba)

rhyming words within lines - emphasises the following nature of a poem

beats in each line

The literary device “___” is a measuring unit in poetry, which is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.

a brief statement or restatement of the main points

group of lines of poetry separated by a space; similar to a paragraph

My faith / er was / the first / to hear

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

rhyming words at the end of lines

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

involves a careful examination and evaluation of details in the text

poetry is not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern; no rules

a central message or insight about life; can be state directly, but is usually implied

highly musical verse that expresses the obsesrvations and feelings of a single speaker

the poem takes the shape of the topic

the correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure - forms academically sound writing

a rhythmical pattern

My faith / er was / the first / to hear - between each backslash is a "____"