A Guide To Poetry Styles & Terms

 

Poetry is made up of so many specific patters and language. There are as many forms of poetry as there are writers who pen it. Here I have gather some resources to specific patterns of poetry and I have attempted to describe for you the figurative language found in poetry. Specific Patterns of Poetry   �?What is Traditional Poetry? traditional" poetry is the kind of poetry we hear most often. Traditional poetry has a certain form ex: Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall;   �?What is Free Verse Poetry? Free verse is poetry that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, etc. The greatest American writer of free verse is probably Walt Whitman With free verse the poem can tell a story, describe a person, animal, feeling or object. They can serious, sad, funny or educational. There are no limits   �?What is a tongue twister? an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. ' is a tongue twister"   •What is ode poetry? An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing.   �?What is Monorhyme Poetry? A poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme. Ex: Late for school I'm looking like a big fool My brother thinks he rules While I'm loosing my cool   �?What is monody Poetry? A monody is a poem in which one person laments another's death, as in Tennyson's Break, Break, Break, or Wordsworth's She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways.   �?What is Concrete Poetry? poetry in which the poet's intent is conveyed by the shape formed by the letters, words, or symbols that make up the poem rather than by the conventional arrangement of words Here is a good example of a concrete poem http://webbschool.com/rhood/creativewriting/concrete_poem.htm   �?What is Quatrain Poetry? A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme. A few examples of a quatrain rhyming scheme's are as follows: #1) abab #2) abba -- envelope rhyme #3) aabb #4) aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd -- chain rhyme http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/quatrain.htm   �?How to write Pantoum poetry http://anitraweb.org/kalliope/pantoum.html   •What is Palindrome Poetry ? http://www.fun-with-words.com/palin_explain.html   �?Forms of Poetry for Children http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm   �?Diamonte Poetry http://www.chasesc.com/CHASEDiamontePoetry.htm �?What is an acrostic poem? http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/sampedro/what_is_an_acrostic_poem.htm �?Acrostic Poetry http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/sampedro/what_is_an_acrostic_poem.htm �?How to write Cinquain Poetry http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hickey/coleres.htm �?How to Write a Clerihew Poem http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/clerihew.htm �?The Art of Haiku Poetry http://www.lsi.usp.br/usp/rod/poet/haiku.html �?How to Write Limerick Poetry http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html   What is a stanza? a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem   What is a metaphor? a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity Understanding metaphors http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/gallery/rhetoric/terms/metaphor.html   What is a simile? a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') �?The Simile Satellite Activities This site explores the function, form and effect of simile in poetry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/teachers/simact.htm   What is alliteration ? the repetition of consonant sounds - usually at the beginning of words What is onomatopoeia? a word that sounds like the thing it describes Example: splash, wow, gush, kerplunk   What is a trope? The intentional use of a word or expression figuratively, i.e., used in a different sense from its original significance in order to give vividness or emphasis to an idea. Some important types of trope are: antonomasia, irony, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche. Sidelight: Strictly speaking, a trope is the figurative use of a word or expression, while figure of speech refers to a phrase or sentence used in a figurative sense. The two terms, however, are often confused and used interchangeably Examples: Metaphor, simile, oxymoron, and hyperbole are all kinds of figurative language.   What is personification? a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/personification.html   What are Synonyms? words or phrases which have similar meaning. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/synonyms.htm   What is imagery? Image is language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.   What is a muse? Muse : the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"   To get a list of other Poetic Glossary terms Please see Todays-Woman list http://www.todays-woman.net/dll.php?name=Dictionary or Robert Shubinski has assembled an excellent on-line resource http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html This link also gives the term, definition and example of literary terms. http://www.kidskonnect.com/FigurativeLanguage/FigurativeLanguageHome.html