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Page 1: POETRY TERMS Figurative Language and Poetry Terms

POETRY TERMS

Figurative Language and Poetry Terms

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Structure

Structure is the way a poem is organized – usually this means how long the poem is, how many lines are in each stanza, whether or not words rhyme, and other stuff like that.

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Rhyme Scheme

Rhyme scheme is the way words that rhyme are arranged within a poem.

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Verse

Verse is another word for poetry.

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Blank Verse

Blank verse is a type of poetry that contains no rhymes but has rules about line length and structure.

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Free Verse

Free verse is a style of poetry with no set length or rhyme scheme; its only rule is that there are no rules.Example – “Hist Whist” by e.e.

cummings

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Lyric Verse

Lyric verse is a broad classification for poems that are shorter than narrative poems and describe feelings and emotions.Example – “A Red, Red Rose” by

Robert Burns

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Stanza

A stanza is the way lines are grouped together, like paragraphs, in a poem.

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Couplet

A couplet is a stanza made up of two lines.

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Triplet

A triplet is a stanza made up of three lines.

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Quatrain

A quatrain is a stanza made up of four lines.

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Acrostics

An acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line spells a word which can be read vertically. The rhyme scheme and number of the lines may vary in acrostic poems.

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Example:

My mother is loveOnly she can heal my woundsThe cookies she bakes are delicious

Hot are her famous chicken wingsElizabeth is her nameRed is the color of her Corvette.

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Alphabet Poem

An alphabet poem is a poem that is arranged so that readers follow through every letter of the alphabet; from A to Z.Example – “Alphabet Poem”

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Ballad

A ballad is a poem that tells a short story in a moving and exciting way.Example – “The

Pied Piper of Hamlin” by Robert Browning

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Haiku

Haiku is a short poem of three lines and 17 syllables describing nature, often at a particular time of year.

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Limericks

A limerick is a short, humorous, five-line poem.

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Narrative Poem

A narrative poem is when a story is told in the form of a poem. The word “narrative” comes from narrator – one who tells stories.Example – “Paul Revere’s Ride” by

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Nonsense Poem

A nonsense poem is a type of poetry featuring fantastic images of made-up words that entertain through its wild silliness. Example – “Jabberwocky” By Lewis

Carroll

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Nursery Rhymes

A nursery rhyme is a fun, usually short poem written for children and often recited at bedtime.Example – “Old Mother Hubbard” By

Sarah Catherine Martin

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Shaped Poem

A shaped poem is a poem whose line length and structure is arranged carefully so that the poem’s shape on the page adds to the meaning. Example – “Easter Wings” by George

Herbert

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Villanelle

A villanelle is a nineteen-line poem with a careful rhyme scheme.Example – “Do Not Go Gentle into

That Good Night” By Dylan Thomas