Poetic Terms (Glossary)

1. Rhythm

2. Denotation

2.1. the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. (Google definition) J.S

3. Couplet

3.1. Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. CC

4. Enjambment

4.1. (of a line, couplet, or stanza of verse) ending partway through a sentence or clause that continues in the next.(Google definition) J.S

5. Euphemism

5.1. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. (Google definition) J.S

6. Figure of speech

6.1. a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage R.P

7. Imagery

7.1. A strong description using vivid language to paint a picture that the reader can visualize. Appeals to the senses (see, hear, taste, touch/feel, smell) V.A

8. Onomatopoeia

8.1. Andy,Will

8.2. `The use of words that sound like what they mean.

9. Rhyme

9.1. Nicole

9.2. Two or more words that end in the same sound.

10. Repetition

10.1. Repeating a sound, word, phrase, line or stanza in a poem. A.H

11. Alliteration

11.1. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. A.H, C.M

12. Analogy

12.1. An analogy is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. Metaphors and similes are tools used to draw an analogy. S.W

13. Allegory

14. Accent

15. Assonance

15.1. The repetition of a vowel sound ie. a, e, i, o, u. -Joanna Devey

16. Heroic couplet

17. Irony

17.1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect (Google Definition). Ryan Young

18. Metaphor

18.1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable (Google Definition). Ryan Young

19. Simile

19.1. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (Google Definition). Ryan Young

20. Personification

20.1. Giving Human qualities to something inanimate - Mr H