In recognition of the Runcible Spoon’s up-and-coming Saturday open mic poetry slam series, we at the Arts Desk compiled a list of a few basic poetry terms.
Accent: The emphasis on a particular part of a word. The location in the word that is the most stressed.
Causura: A break in a sentence or line of poetry. A Causura is used in place of a comma and is usually close to the middle of the line.
Conceit: A form of poetic imagery that relates one thing to another that does not naturally fit or is entirely different. An example of this is in Shakespeare’s “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”\nCouplet: A set of lines that usually rhyme and are the same length. A couplet forms a complete thought and can usually be found at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet.
Stanza: Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. The stanzas of a poem are usually of the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme.
Trope: A metaphor or figure of speech that is not used in a literal sense. This can be something that is used in an imaginary way such as, “Time flies when you’re having fun.”
Source: infoplease\nwww.infoplease.com
