Name:_______________________________________________ Section:___________________ Date:__________ Poetry Terms and Types Refresher April had covered the hills With flickering yellows and reds, The sparkle and coolness of snow Was blown from the mountain beds. Across a deep-sunken stream The pink of blossoming trees, And from windless appleblooms The humming of many bees. “Azure and Gold” (excerpt) by Amy Lowell DIRECTIONS: As we watch the “Poetry Terms and Types” PowerPoint, highlight the terms and definitions below as we learn them. Poetry Terms Metaphor: describes one thing as something else/different. Makes a comparison. Extended Metaphor: Same as above, but the metaphor is carried over several lines, or the entirety, of a poem. Hyperbole: An exaggeration used to make a point. Symbol: Anything that represents something else. Simile: Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.” Personification: Gives human qualities/characteristics to non-human creatures or objects. Repetition: the use of any element of language (a word or phrase) more than once. Onomatopoeia: A word that is spelled like the sound it makes. Alliteration: The repetition of sounds at the beginnings of words. Name:_______________________________________________ Section:___________________ Date:__________ Rhyme: The repetition of sounds at the ends of words. Rhyme Scheme: The pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem. Rhyming Couplets: A pair of rhyming lines that have the same length and meter. Meter: The rhythmical pattern of a poem. End Rhyme: When the rhyme occurs at the ends of lines of poetry. For example: The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, Internal Rhyme: When words within a line(s) of poetry rhyme. For example: The cat in the hat Looked real cool but felt like a fool. Stanza: A group of lines in a poem. Mood: The feeling or of a poem, such as love, doom, joy, anger, sadness, pride. As in fiction, mood is often related to the setting. Mood can change over the course of a poem. Tone: The attitude of the poet toward a subject or audience, such as sarcastic, ironic, angry. Related to mood, the entire poem must be considered when interpreting tone. Tone can switch over the course of a poem. Types of Poems Haiku: A traditional Japanese form of poetry with 3 lines. The first and third lines have 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. Narrative: A poem that tells a story and uses elements of short stories. Free Verse: A poem with no particular rhyme scheme or strict structure. Lyric: A poem that expresses feelings and thoughts, often with highly musical verse. Ballad: A ballad is a poem that tells a story, is meant to be sung, and often has a refrain (a repeated line, lines, or stanza) .