Poetry Vocabulary #1

Reference to a piece of literature, event, statement, person, place, religion, pop culture, etc

A direct comparison between two unlike things

A comparison of two unlike things that develops over several lines of poetry or the whole poem.

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

An image that takes places over several lines of a poem.

All of the associations or emotions attached to a word

The poet’s (or writer’s) choice of words

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

A line of poetry containing five iambs and a total of ten syllables per line.

Poetry that does not have a regular meter/rhyme scheme. used to create fresh, new images/ideas

When a work of literature (poem) has more than one possible meaning or interpretation

A setting for a poem that takes place outside of the poet’s mind.

The words at the end of a poem are almost an exact rhyme. (approximate rhyme & half rhyme)

A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.

A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.

The repetition of vowel sounds in a poem

The repetition of consonant sounds in a poem

Verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter

Words/phrases that compare something very different. Personification, similes& metaphors 

Remark that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters