Types of Poems and Poetic Devices

Study Notes

Sonnet: 14-line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme
Haiku: short, three-line poem originating from Japan, typically capturing a moment in time
Free Verse: poem without a regular rhyme or meter, allowing for more creative expression
Ode: poem expressing praise or admiration for a person, place, or thing
Ballad: narrative poem telling a story, often with a folkloric or legendary theme

Metaphor: comparison between two unlike things without "like" or "as"
Simile: comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
Imagery: language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental images
Personification: attribution of human qualities or characteristics to non-human entities

Couplet: two-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme
Tercet: three-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme
Quatrain: four-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme
Stanza: group of lines in a poem, separated by a blank line (or indentation)

Romanticism: emphasis on emotion, imagination, and nature (e.g. William Wordsworth, John Keats)
Victorian Era: focus on social issues, morality, and realism (e.g. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Modernism: experimentation with form, language, and meaning (e.g. T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound)
Surrealism: exploration of the subconscious, dreams, and the irrational (e.g. André Breton, Sylvia Plath)

Rhythm: pattern of sound and silence in a poem
Tone: attitude or feeling conveyed by the poem
Theme: underlying idea or message of the poem
Symbolism: use of objects, colors, or images to represent abstract ideas or concepts

A Sonnet is a 14-line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme
Haiku is a short, three-line poem originating from Japan, typically capturing a moment in time
Free Verse is a poem without a regular rhyme or meter, allowing for more creative expression
An Ode is a poem expressing praise or admiration for a person, place, or thing
A Ballad is a narrative poem telling a story, often with a folkloric or legendary theme

A Metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without "like" or "as"
A Simile is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
Imagery is language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental images
Personification is the attribution of human qualities or characteristics to non-human entities

A Couplet is a two-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme
A Tercet is a three-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme
A Quatrain is a four-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme
A Stanza is a group of lines in a poem, separated by a blank line (or indentation)

Romanticism emphasizes emotion, imagination, and nature, with poets like William Wordsworth and John Keats
The Victorian Era focuses on social issues, morality, and realism, with poets like Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Modernism involves experimentation with form, language, and meaning, with poets like T.S.Eliot and Ezra Pound
Surrealism explores the subconscious, dreams, and the irrational, with poets like André Breton and Sylvia Plath

Rhythm is the pattern of sound and silence in a poem
Tone is the attitude or feeling conveyed by the poem
A Theme is the underlying idea or message of the poem
Symbolism involves the use of objects, colors, or images to represent abstract ideas or concepts