1. POETRY DICTIONARY
By: Jodie Bronushas
A2B6

2. Metaphor
A direct comparison of two unlike things that
doesn’t use like or as.
Her hair was silk.

3. Hyperbole
Using exaggeration for emphasis of ideas.
And the rain so cold
The heavy rain will come
It will ruin many homes
That it takes.

4. Haiku
Japanese form of poetry characterized by
three lines of five, seven, and five syllables
each creating an emotion or image.
Building Sand Castles
running and jump in the water
run and get dry

5. Limerick
A silly poem with five lines They are often
funny or non sensual.
There was a lady who lived in a shack
when kids came she chase all of them back
the kids yell and scream mom
parents make sure they come
so they can fix their hurting leg

6. End Rhyme
Rhyme appearing at the end of a poetic lines.
The snow was laying on the ground
Up to your feet
Good luck getting around
Now you can pick beets

7. Assonance
Repetition of similar vowel sounds within lines
of poetry.
Bars and cars don’t mix.

8. Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using
the words like or as.
The hair was as smooth as silk.

9. Ballad
A form of poetry meant to be sung or recited
characterized by telling about a single episode
or event.

10. Concrete
Poetry written to take the shape of its subject.
The star in the sky
The one shining bright
That one right there

11. Cinquain
A poem using a recipe. Most cinquian poems
consist of a single five line, twenty two syllable
stanza but they can be combined into longer
words.
Before
weird little thing
polka dotted weird thing
came into my room yelling too
wrong house

12. Onomatopoeia
The use of words that sound like the noises
they descibe.
Bang, Pow , Snap, click , kerplunk.

13. Personification
Giving an object or animal human qualities
such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, move, or
make decisions.

14. Acrostic
Poetic verse arranged so that the first letter of
the initial words spell out an idea.

15. Sonnet
A poem consisting of fourteen lines with a strict rhyme scheme.
Blue flower, Blue flower
As pretty as a sunset
As live a birds we see above
A girl named Bobeena
Oh that pretty flower
Oh no coward
The small kids name Howard
Said I just wanted that blue flower
That is mine.
The boy started to whine
Then the sun began to shine
The lady said watch my pine
The poor boy
So he just said ahoy!

16. Alliteration
Alliteration is at the beginning of several words
of a line of poetry or sentence.
Beautiful
Excellent comfort
Dreamy softness

17. Slant Rhyme
A repeated consonant sound appearing at the
end of poetic lines that do not necessarily
rhyme but sound similar.