Alejandro's Poetry Terms

1. Japanese verse written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines, with each line having 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Normally contains highly evocative allusions. Typically about nature and it’s scenery
4. Repeating of a consonant sound. Considered slant rhymes
7. Formal poetry in which the author's feelings and emotions are expressed, typically in the 1st person
8. A group of a line forming a metric unit of a poem
9. A 14 line intro commonly used at the beginning of a drama. This type of poem contains 10 syllables in each line and is written in iambic pentameter
11. The Measured flow of words determined by the relation of long and short syllables
12. A poetic device intended to repeat or restate an object to create the effect of repetition
14. A rhyme with identical stressed vowels same consonants and vowel
15. A poem that’s arranged in quatrains with the same ABCB rhyme scheme
16. When two words sound similar. 2 rhyming lines minimum
17. A poetic foot is a complete segment of a poem containing at least 2 sequences of unstressed(*) and stressed(/) elements
18. Poetry that's emotional and dramatic, plays
19. The words are similar but not identical sounds

2. Repeating of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words. Considered slant rhymes.
3. Poetry that doesn’t rhyme or have a regular meter
4. 2 lines that are joined by rhyme
5. Poetry in which the poem is narrated, tells a story
6. Long and narrative poems often about or inspired by heroic figures
10. A line of verse with 5 metrical pairs of feet, each consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
13. Poetry in iambic pentameter but with no rhyme schemes