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assonanceassonance

the repetition of vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u).

the cat in the hat is fat.

alliterationalliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds.

sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.

epicepic

a long, serious poem about a hero

”the odyssey”

blank verseblank verse unrhymed poem in iambic pentameter

“the ball poem”what is the boy now, who has lost his ball,

what, what is he to do? I saw it gomerrily bouncing, down the street, and then

merrily over there it’s in water!

balladballad

a long poem that can be sung

”gilligan’s island”

sonnetsonnet

14-lined poem

cinquaincinquaina 5-lined poem with the following format:

Line 1 – 1 noun Line 2 – 2 words that describe Line 3 – 3 action words Line 4 – 4 feeling words Line 5 – another name for noun

shakespearean shakespearean sonnetsonnet 14 lines iambic pentameter rhyme scheme :

abab cdcd efef gg

hyperbolehyperbole

an exaggeration

there is a million people in the hallway

metermeter the number of syllables in a line

i like to eat beans (5) more than i like candy (6) beans make me smile (5) and sometimes fart (4)

acrostic poemacrostic poem

a poem that spells something out

don’t poop in the floor or mom will get mad go potty outside!

tankatanka

a japanese poem of 5 lines

line 1&3 : 5 syllables line 2,4&5 : 7 syllables

stanzastanza

two or more lines in a poem

a poem’s “paragraph”

a longing

the longing penetrates the heart deeplythe days go by ever so slowly

sunrise to sunset there’s only you in my memoryheaviness sets in as my eyes become teary.

opening the window I see the moon shining brightlyilluminating the darkness giving hope to many

but no matter how hard I stare at nature’s beautyit just isn’t as magical without you beside me.

the alarm rings and birds are chirping noisilya new day and a new beginning it should be

but the same yearning occupies my mind so stronglybecause in my heart the love for you burns eternally.

epitaphepitaph a short poem written on a tombstone

bob was here now he’s gone no need to fear he’s not alone

coupletcouplet two rhyming lines

beans, beans they’re good for your heart, the more you eat them, the more you fart.

shape poemshape poem

a poem written in the shape of the topic

footfoot two syllables

how do i love thee now

6 syllables = 3 feet

haikuhaiku a 3-lined japanese poem about nature

line 1 : 5 syllables line 2 : 7 syllables line 3 : 5 syllables

refrainrefrain the “chorus” or repeat of the poem

so delicious (It's hot, hot)so delicious (I put them boys on rock, rock)so delicious (they wanna slice of what I got)fergalicious (t-t-t-t-t-tasty, tasty)

iambiciambicpentameterpentameter

10 syllables per line

i love to eat apples and bananas (10)

free versefree verse

rhymed or unrhymed poetry with no set meter

free-style raps are types of free verse

onomatopoeiaonomatopoeia

imitation of sounds

buzz, rawr, whap!

personificatiopersonificationn

giving non-human things, human characteristics

a talking lion, a whispering wind, a smiling sun

limericklimerick

5 lines funny poem

rhyme scheme = aabba

parodyparody

a work that mocks another

scary movie

italian sonnetitalian sonnet

a 14-lined poem

rhyme scheme = abba abba cde cde

imageryimagery

symbolic images in a work

light & dark colors symbolize life and death.