Poetry Vocabulary Explained: A Guide to Key Terms in Poetry
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Poetry
Vocabulary
1.
Alliteration
:
–
Repetition of initial consonant
sounds
–
Example
:
Sister Suzy sat on the
seashore until suddenly she was
swallowed by a shark
.
2.
Allusion
:
–
A reference to a well-known
person, place, event, literary
work, or work of art
3. Ballad
:
–
A song-like poem that tells a
story
4.
Blank
Verse
:
–
Poetry written in unrhymed,
iambic pentameter.
5.
Concrete
Poem
:
–
A poem with a shape that
suggests its subject
–
Example
:
George Herbert’s
Easter Wings and The Alter
6. Figurative
Language
:
–
Writing that is not meant
to be taken literally
–
Example
:
He made me so
mad I wanted to die
.
7. Free
Verse
:
–
Poetry not written in a
regular rhythmical pattern
or meter
8. Image
:
–
A word or phrase that appeals to
one or more of the five senses
9.
Lyric
Poem
:
–
Highly musical verse that expresses
the observations and feelings of a
single speaker
10.
Metaphor
:
–
A figure of speech in which
something is described as though it
were something else
–
Example
:
He is such a pig when he eats!
11. Mood
:
–
The feeling created in the reader by
a literary work
12. Onomatopoeia
:
–
The use of words that imitate sounds
–
Example
:
The buzz of the bee was very
loud.
13.
Personification
:
–
A type of figurative language in which
a non-human subject is given human
characteristics
–
Example
:
The tree waved excitedly in
the wind.
14. Repetition
:
–
The use, more than once, of any
element of language
15. Rhyme
:
–
Repetition of sounds at the end of
words
–
Example
:
Roses are red, violets are
blue…..
16. Rhyme
Scheme
:
–
A regular pattern of rhyming
words in a poem
17. Rhythm
:
–
Pattern of beats or stresses in
spoken or written language
18. Simile
:
–
A figure of speech that uses
like
or
as
to make a direct
comparison between two
unlike ideas
19. Stanza
:
–
A formal division of lines in a
poem considered as a unit
My love is like a red rose.
20
.
Motif
–
Main
or
reoccurring
theme
.
21
.
Extended
Metaphor
–
a
comparison
developed
over
several
lines
of
poetry
.
22
.
Pun
–
Double
meaning
23. Confessional poetry
–
confession of an activity or
an emotion.
24. Elegy
– Pays tribute to a
person (usually dead)
25. Imagist poetry
–
uses
lots of images to paint
a
picture for the reader.
Humor
•
Humor in poetry can arise
from a number of sources:
–
Surprise
–
Exaggeration
–
Bringing together of
unrelated things
•
Most funny poems have two
things in common:
–
Rhythm
–
Rhyme
Rhythm & Rhyme
•
Using more spirited language makes
humorous situations even more humorous
“The Porcupine”
By Ogden Nash
Any hound a porcupine nudges
Can’t be blamed for harboring grudges.
I know one hound that laughed all winter
At a porcupine that sat on a splinter.
If you take away the rhythm
and rhyme, the humor vanishes.
Any hound that touches a porcupine
Can’t be blamed for holding a grudge
I know one hound that laughed all
winter long
At a porcupine that sat on a piece of
wood
Limericks
•
A limerick is a poem of five lines
•
The first, second, and fifth lines
have three rhythmic beats and rhyme
with one another.
•
The third and fourth lines have two
beats and rhyme with one another.
•
They are always light-hearted,
humorous poems.
Limericks
There once was a man with no hair.
He gave everyone quite a scare.
He got some Rogaine,
Grew out a mane,
And now he resembles a bear!
Limerick About a Bee
I wish that my room had a floor,
I don’t care so much for a door.
But this walking around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite a bore.
Another Limerick
There once was a very small mouse
Who lived in a very small house,
The ocean’s spray
Washed it away,
All that was left was her blouse!
You will create a limerick
similar to this one…
There once was a man from Beijing.
All his life he hoped to be King.
So he put on a crown,
Which quickly fell down.
That small silly man from Beijing.
Fill in the blanks and
create your own Limerick.
There once was a _____ from _____.
All the while she/he hoped ________.
So she/he ____________________,
And ________________________,
That _________ from ___________.
The class Limerick:
There once was a _____ from _____.
All the while she/he hoped ________.
So she/he ____________________,
And ________________________,
That _________ from ___________.
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Poetry Vocabulary
1. Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds Example: Sister Suzy sat on the seashore until suddenly she was swallowed by a shark. 2. Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
3. Ballad: A song-like poem that tells a story 4.Blank Verse: Poetry written in unrhymed, iambic pentameter. 5.Concrete Poem: A poem with a shape that suggests its subject Example: George Herbert s Easter Wings and The Alter
6. Figurative Language: Writing that is not meant to be taken literally Example: He made me so mad I wanted to die. 7. Free Verse: Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
8. Image: A word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses 9. Lyric Poem: Highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker 10.Metaphor: A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else Example: He is such a pig when he eats!
11. Mood: The feeling created in the reader by a literary work 12. Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate sounds Example: The buzz of the bee was very loud. 13.Personification: A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics Example: The tree waved excitedly in the wind.
14. Repetition: The use, more than once, of any element of language 15. Rhyme: Repetition of sounds at the end of words Example: Roses are red, violets are blue .. 16. Rhyme Scheme: A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
17. Rhythm: Pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language 18. Simile: A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas My love is like a red rose. 19. Stanza: A formal division of lines in a poem considered as a unit
20. Motif Main or reoccurring theme. 21. Extended Metaphor a comparison developed over several lines of poetry. 22. Pun Double
23. Confessional poetry confession of an activity or an emotion. 24. Elegy Pays tribute to a person (usually dead) 25. Imagist poetry uses lots of images to paint a picture for the reader.
Humor Humor in poetry can arise from a number of sources: Surprise Exaggeration Bringing together of unrelated things Most funny poems have two things in common: Rhythm Rhyme
Rhythm & Rhyme Using more spirited language makes humorous situations even more humorous The Porcupine By Ogden Nash Any hound a porcupine nudges Can t be blamed for harboring grudges. I know one hound that laughed all winter At a porcupine that sat on a splinter.
If you take away the rhythm and rhyme, the humor vanishes. Any hound that touches a porcupine Can t be blamed for holding a grudge I know one hound that laughed all winter long At a porcupine that sat on a piece of wood
Limericks A limerick is a poem of five lines The first, second, and fifth lines have three rhythmic beats and rhyme with one another. The third and fourth lines have two beats and rhyme with one another. They are always light-hearted, humorous poems.
Limericks There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a scare. He got some Rogaine, Grew out a mane, And now he resembles a bear!
Limerick About a Bee I wish that my room had a floor, I don t care so much for a door. But this walking around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore.
Another Limerick There once was a very small mouse Who lived in a very small house, The ocean s spray Washed it away, All that was left was her blouse!
You will create a limerick similar to this one There once was a man from Beijing. All his life he hoped to be King. So he put on a crown, Which quickly fell down. That small silly man from Beijing.
Fill in the blanks and create your own Limerick. There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he hoped ________. So she/he ____________________, And ________________________, That _________ from ___________.
The class Limerick: There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he hoped ________. So she/he ____________________, And ________________________, That _________ from ___________.
This powerpoint was kindly donated to www.worldofteaching.com http://www.worldofteaching.com is home to over a thousand powerpoints submitted by teachers. This is a completely free site and requires no registration. Please visit and I hope it will help in your teaching.
