"Discover the language of poetry, from alliteration to zeugma."
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Fable | A short poem or story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. | Aesop's fables, such as "The Tortoise and the Hare", are famous examples. |
| Feminine Rhyme | A rhyme involving two syllables, as in "motion" and "ocean". | "I kidnapped some weasels / And now I have the measles." |
| Foot | The basic unit of measurement of a meter in poetry. | "An iamb is a foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable." |
| Free Verse | Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. | Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" is a famous example of free verse. |
Our comprehensive Poetry Glossary, designed for students, teachers, and poetry enthusiasts alike. Whether you're delving into poetic forms, exploring rhyme schemes, or understanding the nuances of metrical feet, our glossary is an essential resource to enhance your study of poetry.
Our glossary covers a wide range of poetry terms, from alliteration, the repetition of initial consonant sounds, to the structure of free verse, which flows without a fixed metrical pattern. Learn about how stressed and unstressed syllables form the foundation of metrical feet, or explore how a rhyme scheme organizes the pattern of sounds at the end of lines in a poem.
Use the search function to quickly find terms like group of lines in a stanza or the repetition of sounds in a poem or section. Whether you're looking to understand how a series of words creates rhythmic patterns or how the number of syllables affects the flow of a line of poetry, our glossary has the definitions and examples you need.