Short Dictionary of Poetic Terms (Srednja škola Delnice)

 

Matija & Karlo 

Short dictionary of poetic terms

Stylstic means of expression	Short definition
Stanza	An arrangement of a ceratin number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having fiyed lenght, meter and rhyme scheme
Rhytm	A strong regual repeated pattern of movement or sound
Verse	Writing arranged with a metrical rhytm typicall having a rhyme
Rhyme	Correspondence of sound between words or the endings or words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Assonance	Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, coming from the rhymining of two or more stressed vowels but not consonants
Motive	Any distinctive feature or idea that recurs across a story
Anaphora	The repetition of word or phrase at the beginning of successive stanza
Epistrophe	The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of succesive stanza
Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Metonymy	The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant for example suit for business executive
Allegory	A whole sotry, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal hidden meaning
Onomatopoeia	A word that sounds like the noise it describes
Personification	The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human
Irony	The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Sarcasm	The use of irony to mock or convey
Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be take literally
Antithesis	A person or thing that is the direct opposite of seomeone or something else
Paradox	A statement, pair of statements, or even the exploration of an idea that seems contradictory upon first glance. It will force the reader to take a deeper look into the story
Rhetorical question	A question asked not for the answer, but for the effect