narrative poem

a poem that tells a story and has a plot

lyric poem

a short poem of songlike quality

stanza

an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more,sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forminga division of a poem.

sonnet

a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter.

onomatopoeia

the formation of a word, by imitationof a sound made by or associated with its referent.

alliteration

the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of aword group either with the same consonant sound or sound group

mood

a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude

tone

quality or character of sound.

epic poetry

poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero

symbol

something used for or regarded as representing something else

Soliloquy

A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

Aside

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.

Extended metaphor

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.

Imagery

A set of mental pictures or images.

Foil

To prevent from being successful; thwart.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

Monologue

an extended speech uttered by one speaker, either to others or as if alone

Connotation

A meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing

Denotation

Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol.

oxymoron

A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined