rhyme scheme

def: pattern of rhyme between the lines of a poem

ex: abaabacdcdcdcd--- describes how the poem rhymes

stanza

def: unit within a larger poem aka verse

Ex: "I mean it when I analyze the stench
To me it makes a lot of sense
How the dreadlock rasta was the buffalo soldier
And he was taken from Africa(xavier), brought to America
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival"------Part of a large poem(song)

metaphor

def: analogy between two objects or ideas, conveyed by the use of a word instead of another

ex: The boy is a monkey. ---The boy is being compared to a monkey by saying it is another object.

simile

def: figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words "like", "as", or "than"
ex: The toaster is like a dragon.----- Toaster is being compared to a dragon using "like".

Quatrain

Definition: A verse of poetry consisting of four lines, especially one with lines that rhyme alternately.

Ex: Winter by Natalia is a Quatrain because it is a 4 lined poem.

Sonnet

Definition: Fourteen-line rhyming poem with a set structure.

Ex: Lord Vishnu is a type of sonnet.

This is a sonnet because its structure is A B C D E F D

Allusion

Definition: An indirect reference to someone or something.

Ex: "I have a dream that school will be over in 2012."

This is a reference to MLK Jr.'s speech.