Sorted alphabetically, and thoroughly crossreferenced. Illustrated glossary of poetic terminology eseniors. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. When getting to know your poem, its helpful to examine the nuts and bolts of the work youre studying. Some terms you will be quizzed over include hyperbole and metaphor. You can read full poems on the bbc poetry season website. A resource with a worksheet that has both a glossary of poetic terms and a card matching exercise where student match poetic techniques and devises with their definitions. Glossary of poetic terms for students share my lesson. Here are some other terms that help the understanding of form as a poetic element. You can use this glossary to check how to pronounce a word or phrase, find out what it means and learn how to use it in a sentence. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other.
Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Download pdf a glossary of literary terms book full free. Synesthesia a union or fusion of separate sensations or feelings. Simile a comparison between two things using the words as or like. Simile a comparison between two objects using like or as. Periods, styles and movements for movements see list of schools of poetry. Look here for answers to your questions on the language we use to talk about poetry. To bring it uptodate, the authors have added fifty new entries and examples. Poem where the first letter of each line spells out a significant. Start by browsing by letter, or click on the glossary item below.
Forms include formal poems, from sonnets, sestinas and haiku. A glossary of literary terms available for download and read online in other formats. The poetry archive has a useful glossary of poetic terms. Find out where famous poets are buried,browse our glossary of poetic terms and join our poetry forum and receive friendly, constructive feedback from other poets. This list can also be easily modified to create a pop quiz or exam on common poetry terms. The longman dictionary of poetic terms longman english. Our poetic terms poster is part of our english grammar range. A glossary of literary terms free pdf, doc, epub, txt.
Glossary of poetic terms browse this list of poetic terms, including common literary devices and poetic forms and techniques. A feeling of excitement, curiosity, or expectation about what will happen. The repetition of sound in a series or sequence of words. Glossary of poetic terms for students lesson plan template and teaching resources. Lyric short poem in which the poet, the poets persona, or a speaker expresses personal feelings, and often addressed to the reader originally, a poem sung to a lyre. Familiarizing students with these terms will help them better read and create poetry. William blake pits loves competing impulsesselflessness and selfinterestagainst each.
The dictionary of poetic terms is compact enough for classroom use, but thorough enough to be the. Like art, sport, business, music, and every other complex human activity, poetry has developed its own specialist vocabulary. Formerly the longman dictionary of poetic terms, this newly updated version contains over 1,600 entries on the devices, techniques, history, theory, and terminology of poetry from the classical period to the present. From abcedarian to zeugma, this is one of the best poetry glossaries weve seen. Find articles on poetic forms both classic and new, with definitions and examples. Abstraction is the process of removing an element from its unifying design. A reference to a historical figure, place, or event. The longman dictionary of poetic terms longman english and humanities series. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. Originating in japan, a haiku is a threeline poem which contains seventeen syllables. This glossary of poetry terms from accent to versification is an absolute musthave resource for poetry class. Elaborate, latinate poetic diction employed by certain 15th century english and scottish poets, including. Poetic terms factsheet entry 3 poets use certain techniques to provide intense descriptions in poetry and fiction.
Glossary of useful poetic terms linkedin slideshare. Pdf a glossary of literary terms download full pdf. Hosted by robert shubinski, it provides definitions, pronunciation guides, examples and crossreferences. A set of terms designed to help students comprehend the elements of the poetic form. Poetry terms and examples by jennifer szymanski on prezi. A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Eliots influential long poem is dense with allusions. Slash marks show where the lines break in the original poems.
Such a comprehensive list of poetic terms that poets of all levels and teachers would benefit by it. See thomas wyatts whoso list to hunt, i know where is an hind and william shakespeares sonnet 129 thexpense of spirit in a waste of shame for. Glossary of literary terms, page 2 of 4 figurative language figyeruhtiv langgwidj. Oxymoron presenting contradictory terms in conjunction. Imagery figurative language used to represent an image. The teams competed in a david and goliath struggle. A vietnamese poetic form of syllablic couplets, alternating six and eight syllables, where the first eightsyllable line rhymes with the next sixsyllable line, and so on.
Related to acrostic, a poem in which the first letter of each line or stanza follows sequentially through the alphabet. The quiz and worksheet will help you check your understanding of poetry terms. Beowulf is the conventional title of an old english. Poetry is a form of writing that is meant to be pleasing to the eyes, ears, and mind. Contrasting or combining two terms, phrases, or clauses with opposite meanings. Browse through poetrys wide array of techniques, styles and themes. Allusion a reference to an unmentioned quote, person, or event that the author assumes the reader will recognize. Poetry terms alliteration the repetition of initial. This is a good glossary of poetic terms with examples.
The following techniques are used by poets to play on the way words sound when they are read out loud. The most famous example in english is john bunyans pilgrims progress, in which the name of the central character, pilgrim. A broad comparison between two basically different things that have some points in common. Auditory imagery to imagine someting that makes noise. Glossary of poetic terms academy of american poets. Alliteration the repetition of identical consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words with the words near to each other. The distinctive way that a writer uses language including such factors as word choice, sentence length, arrangement, and complexity, and the use of figurative language and imagery. A glossary of literary terms, seventh edition english literature. You can explore some of the ways in which poets use language, the choices they make and the effects those choices create.
A poetic form just refers to a type of poem that follows a particular set of rules, whether it be the number of lines, the length or number of stanzas, rhyme scheme, subject matter, or really whatever rule you can think of the most famous poetic form of all has to be the sonnet. Olfactory imagery to imagine something that has a smell. William dunbar, robert henryson, stephen hawes and john lydgate. The following definitions will help you better understand the choices that the poet made and see how those choices give shape to the poem. These poems may use internal rhyme, repetition, alliteration, onomatopoeia. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions.
End line where a poet chooses to break or end a line can add white space to a poem that offers a pause, suspense, drama, or a time for the reader to think or to absorb a moment of irony, humor, or pathos. The dictionary of poetic terms is compact enough for classroom use, but thorough. Browse this list of poetic terms, including literary devices, poetic forms and techniques, and schools and movements. Yeatss sailing to byzantium nor is there singing school but studying monuments of its own magnificence.
You might also like to try the online quiz on prosody to test your knowledge of scanning poetry. Reading and literature a glossary of literary terms 2 style. The longman dictionary of poetic terms longman english and humanities series myers, jack elliott, simms, michael on. Brief definitions go to drama terms or fiction terms try the online quiz on poetry terms to test your knowledge of these terms. Poetry is efficienteach word is carefully chosen to convey the most meaning in the smallest space. But thats not to say that there arent a few other ones that are equally awesome. In a sonnet, the volta is the turn of thought or argument. A brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement. A glossary of literary terms covers the terminology of literature from literary history to theory to criticism making it a valuable addition to any literary theory or literature course. A reference to a wellknown historical figure, place, literary work, work of art, or event. The compelling poster teaches learners about the different poetic terms including versestanza rhyme, half rhyme, internal rhyme, rhyming couplet, blank verse, free verse, quatrain, rhythm, metre, enjambment and refrain. Think about the terms when you read, and look out for examples of each.