Poetry: Terms and Techniques
a small poem that
displays the thoughts
and feelings of the poet.
Lyric Poetry
a traditional poem that
tells a historic story or a
popular belief; often
deals with heroes, the
supernatural, or
ancestors
Myth
a patterned flow of
sound
Rhythm
descriptive term used
to characterize a
person or a thing
Epithet
Word or group of words
which appeal to one
or more of the senses:
sight, taste, touch,
hearing, and smell.
Imagery
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Implied Metaphor
a story poem that often
celebrates a hero or
legend
(Odysseus or Hercules)
Epic
words that are
pronounced to imitate
their sounds (buzz,
fizz, click, zoom,
chirp).
Onomatopoeia
Stands for itself and for
something beyond
itself as well.
(The bald eagle
symbolizes the United States.)
Symbolism
The repetition of the
same consonant
sounds in a line of
poetry.
(seven silver swans swam”)
Alliteration
The similarity of ending
sounds existing in lines of
poetry. Internal: rhyme
within the line of poetry.
End: rhyme at the end of a
line of poetry.
Rhyme
the repetition of identical
or similar vowel sounds,
especially in stressed
syllables
Assonance
providing human
characteristics to a
lifeless object
. (“This poetry
gets bored of being alone, it wants to go
outdoors to chew on the winds.” “Living
Poetry” by Hugo Margenat
Personification
Metaphor that is
developed over
several lines of writing
or throughout the
poem.
Extended Metaphor
figure of speech that
expresses the
comparison of two
objects using like or as
(as snug as a bug in a
rug)
Simile
Connotation: attitudes and
feelings associated with a
word. (thrifty vs. stingy)
Denotation: the dictionary
definition of a word (literal
meaning)
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Metaphor
A line of poetry that
contains five iambs.
“But soft! What light
through yonder
window breaks.
Iambic Pentameter
a combination of terms
that appears to
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genius; small
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Oxymoron
Strategies that authors use to use
literary devices such as metaphors,
simile, repetition, etc.
Figurative Language
Place your own example.
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POETRY TERMS POETRY TERMS
Lyric Poetry a small poem that displays the thoughts and feelings of the poet.
Myth a traditional poem that tells a historic story or a popular belief; often deals with heroes, the supernatural, or ancestors
Rhythm a patterned flow of sound
Epithet descriptive term used to characterize a person or a thing
Imagery Word or group of words which appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell.
Implied Metaphor Uses words to suggest the comparison such as love bursts into bloom. It does not directly state the comparison.
Epic a story poem that often celebrates a hero or legend (Odysseus or Hercules)
Onomatopoeia words that are pronounced to imitate their sounds (buzz, fizz, click, zoom, chirp).
Symbolism Stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well. (The bald eagle symbolizes the United States.)
Alliteration The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of poetry. (seven silver swans swam )
Rhyme The similarity of ending sounds existing in lines of poetry. Internal: rhyme within the line of poetry. End: rhyme at the end of a line of poetry.
Assonance the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables
Personification providing human characteristics to a lifeless object. ( This poetry gets bored of being alone, it wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds. Living Poetry by Hugo Margenat
Extended Metaphor Metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or throughout the poem.
Simile figure of speech that expresses the comparison of two objects using like or as (as snug as a bug in a rug)
Connotation/Denotation Connotation: attitudes and feelings associated with a word. (thrifty vs. stingy) Denotation: the dictionary definition of a word (literal meaning)
Metaphor figure of speech that expresses the comparison of two objects without using like or as
Iambic Pentameter A line of poetry that contains five iambs. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks.
Oxymoron a combination of terms that appears to contradict one another. jumbo shrimp; stupid genius; smallcrowd)
Figurative Language Strategies that authors use to use literary devices such as metaphors, simile, repetition, etc. Place your own example.
