Introduction To Poetry

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Poetry

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is a sense of the beautiful;characterized by a love of beauty and expressing through words

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line

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The basic unit of poetry

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grammar

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it serves the same function as the sentence in prose, although most poetry maintains the use of

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syllables

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Most poems have a structure in which each line contains a set amount of

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meter

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Most poems have a structure in which each line contains a set amount of syllables

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stanzas

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Lines are also often grouped into

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stanza

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in poetry is equivalent or equal to the paragraph in prose

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lines

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n a stanza will have a specific rhyme scheme

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Couplet

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a two line stanza

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Triplet

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a three line stanza

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Quatrain

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a four line stanza

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Cinquain

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a five line stanza

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measured

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arrangement of words in poetry

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Rhyme

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when the endings of the words sound the same

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Repetition

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is the repeating of a sound, word, or phrase for emphasis

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figurative language

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describe something by comparing it with something else

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simile

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is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared

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metaphor

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implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

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Alliteration

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the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words

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Imagery

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appeal to the senses

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Rhyme scheme

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is the pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line

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hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect

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idiom

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is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words

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personification

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gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea

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Free verse

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poetry that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, and meter

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Haiku

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is one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry

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Acrostic

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is a poem where the 1st letter of each line form a word when you read them looking downward.

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Alliteration

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the repetition of the initial  consonant. There should be at least 2 repetition in a row.

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Imagery

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the use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words to create images in the reader's mind.

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Hyperbole

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over exaggerated expression

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Limerick

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is a 5 lined poem with 1 couplet, and 1 triplet

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Paradox

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a statement that contradicts itself

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Euphemism

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the substitution of an offensive expression for that may offend or suggest something unpleasant 

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Idiom

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is an expression that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words

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Pun

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a play on words