Vocabulary List 2ELA

POETRY TERMS

Analogy• Noun

• A comparison between two things; a similarity between like features of two things

Ballad• Noun

• A form of verse, often a narrative (love story), set to music; a poem that tells a story, often used in songs because of its rhyme.

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Couplet• Noun

• Two lines that have the same rhyme and meter (beat).

Diamante• Noun

• A seven line poem that makes the shape of a diamond.

Form• Noun

• The physical structure of the poem: the length of the lines, their rhythms, their system of rhymes and repetition.

Haiku• Noun

• A traditional form of Japanese poetry using three lines of syllables: 5-7-5 (17 total syllables).

Lament• Noun

• A non-narrative poem expressing deep grief or sorrow over a personal loss or a death.

Limerick• Noun

• A humorous verse of three long and two short lines rhyming AABBA, popularized by Edward Lear.

Lyric• Noun

• A form of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.

Narrative Poem• Noun

• A form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters; the entire story is usually written in metered verse.

Ode• Noun

• A kind of lyric poem devoted to the praise of a person, animal, or thing. An ode is usually written in an elevated style and often expresses deep feeling.

Parody• Noun

• A piece of writing, music, etc., that imitates the style of someone or something else in an amusing way, using satire or irony.

Pun• Noun

• A play on words; the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning.

Rhythm• Noun

• The beat expressed through stressed and unstressed syllables.

Sarcasm• Noun

• The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny; using verbal irony to mock or insult.

Satire• Noun

• The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Sonnet• Noun

• A fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter about a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment.

Stanza• Noun

• A grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from other stanzas by a blank line or different indentation.

Epic• Noun

• A long, serious, poetic narrative about a significant event, often featuring a hero.