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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