Poetry Terminology

6. a change in normal word order
7. found in poetry, it is where a set of words or a phrase
9. the "beat" of words, phrases, etc.
10. worm and swarm
13. the wind slapped the trees
15. "The Odyssey" is an example of this type of poem
16. the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem
17. a two line poem that rhymes and often teaches a moral or lesson
19. verse poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines
20. A song-like poem that tells a story, often of love and adventure.
21. sad, bad, lad, mad
23. referring to an FBI agent as a suit
25. The moss was like velvet when it was touched.
27. appealing to one or more of the five senses to create word pictures for the reader
29. He was as tall as the Eiffel Tower
30. when words within a line rhyme
31. Chocolate is like Kryptonite
32. three-line japanese verse form where lines 1 and 3 have five syllables; line 2 has 7

1. He fell asleep under the cherry tree.
2. the dictionary definition of a word as it is used in a text
3. the sky was a fire.
4. Buzz! Splat!
5. jumbo shrimp
8. 10 syllables per line with a pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables
10. a fouteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter
11. group of lines ina poem separated by a break (space)
12. huorous five-line poem with the following rhyme scheme: a,a,b,b,a
14. a poem written without any particular rhyme scheme or set numbers of lines
18. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
22. all the meaning that a word can have
24. writing or speech that is not meant to be taken or interpreted literally
26. a poem that has musical qualities
28. a recurring phrase at the end of each stanza