Poetry Vocab

comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

a figurative langauge technique of making obvious exaggeration in order to make a strong impression

an irregular meter; designed to cause a reader to pause or speed up in certain places in a poem

using symbols to signify ideas and qualities, giving them symbolic meanings that are different from the liteal meanings

a group of lines in a poem (like a paragaph)

a figurative langauge technique of giving human qualities to non-human things

the overall atmosphere of a poem, and the emotional response that the poem evokes in its reader

Latin for "seize the day," reflects an attitude of living life to the fullest

repetition of beginning consonant sounds

a type of poem, usually a narrative set to music

expresses personal or emotional feelings; usually written in rhythm/rhyme and can be sung

poetry that tells a story

the physical structure of a poem

a pattern of "feet" (unstressed and stressed syllables)

a technique of "extending" a metaphor through an entire poem

a popular closed form lyric poem consisting of 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter

two statements that purposefully contradict each other to make a point

the attitude of the author towards a certain subject, expressed in his or her use of language

a genre of writing or art that idolizes the simplicity and charm of rural, rustic, country life

analysis of a poem's meter

elements in a poem that sparks the senses, sometimes called "sensory details"

a type of parallel structure that contrasts two opposite ideas

a type of poem devoted to the praise of someone or something

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things

1 octave + 1 sestet

a word meant to imitate a real sound

an abrupt pause in poetry

an audible pattern in verse established by the intervals between stressed syllables (the beat of the poem)

a set pattern of lines that rhymes in their final syllables

poetry in which the arrangement of words, often in a certain shape, is intended to add certain effects and convey ideas

3 quatrains + 1 couplet

an author's chosen style and language usage, depending on the audience and purpose