Poetry““The art of saying very The art of saying very much while writing much while writing very little…”very little…”

ProseThe standard form The standard form of writing used in of writing used in letters, short stories, letters, short stories, or novels.or novels.

PoemA composition in A composition in verse rather than in verse rather than in prose.prose.

VerseA metrical line of A metrical line of composition composition characterized by a characterized by a stylized writing patternstylized writing pattern

MeterThe measured The measured arrangement of words arrangement of words in a line of poetry in a line of poetry according to their according to their syllablessyllables

ImageryDetails in a poem or Details in a poem or story that affect the story that affect the five sensesfive senses

MetaphorUsing one object to Using one object to describe another unlike describe another unlike object (example: The object (example: The sun is the eye of sun is the eye of heaven)heaven)

SimileA comparison of two A comparison of two things using like or things using like or as (example: hard as as (example: hard as a rock)a rock)

Play on WordsA word or phrase that A word or phrase that intentionally has two intentionally has two possible meanings.possible meanings.

Hyperbole An extreme An extreme exaggerationexaggeration

Personification

Giving human Giving human traits to a non-traits to a non-human object.human object.

RhymeWhen words end When words end with the same soundwith the same sound

Near Rhyme (or Slant Rhyme)

When words end When words end with similar soundswith similar sounds

AlliterationWhen words begin When words begin with the same soundwith the same sound

StanzaA paragraph in A paragraph in poetrypoetry

CoupletTwo lines of Two lines of poetry in a single poetry in a single stanza.stanza.

QuatrainFour lines of Four lines of poetry in a single poetry in a single stanza.stanza.

SestetSix lines of poetry Six lines of poetry in a single stanza.in a single stanza.

OctaveEight lines of Eight lines of poetry in a single poetry in a single stanza.stanza.

Shakespearian Sonnet

14 lines of rhymed 14 lines of rhymed iambic pentameter.iambic pentameter.

BalladA poem that is A poem that is meant to be sung.meant to be sung.

Haiku A major form of Japanese verse, A major form of Japanese verse,

written in 17 syllables divided into written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often allusions and comparisons, often on on the subject of nature or one of  or one of the four seasons. the four seasons.

Free VersePoetry that does not Poetry that does not follow a specific meter follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme.or rhyme scheme.

Juxtapositionan act or instance of placing

close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

InnuendoA hint or sly A hint or sly reference to reference to something.something.

AllusionA reference to A reference to something famous something famous from history, literature, from history, literature, or religion.or religion.

SymbolA person, place, thing, or A person, place, thing, or

idea that represent idea that represent another person, place, another person, place, thing, idea, or value.thing, idea, or value.

Epic PoemA long narrative A long narrative poem telling of a poem telling of a hero's deeds hero's deeds