French vocabulary:
Poetry.
Poetry.
Below is a list of poetry vocabulary.
This page is a work in progress, and I will continue adding more words, including more advanced vocabulary (C1–C2 level). I will also be adding quizzes soon, along with interactive activities to help you practice. In addition, I will connect the words to songs, movies, newspapers, books, and other media so you can see how these expressions are used in everyday French.
Lastly updated: 25.8.2026
- alexandrin (l’, m) (pl: les alexandrins) [EN: alexandrine] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- allégorie (l’, f) (pl: les allégories) [EN: allegory] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- allitération (l’, f) (pl: les allitérations) [EN: alliteration] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- anaphore (l’, f) (pl: les anaphores) [EN: anaphora] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- assonance (l’, f) (pl: les assonances) [EN: assonance] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- auteur (l’, m) (pl: les auteurs) [EN: author] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- beauté (la) (pl: les beautés) [EN: beauty] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- césure (la) (pl: les césures) [EN: caesura] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- comparaison (la) (pl: les comparaisons) [EN: comparison / simile] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- connotation (la) (pl: les connotations) [EN: connotation] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- couplet (le) (pl: les couplets) [EN: couplet / stanza] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- distique (le) (pl: les distiques) [EN: couplet / two-line stanza] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- élégie (l’, f) (pl: les élégies) [EN: elegy] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- émotion (l’, f) (pl: les émotions) [EN: emotion] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- enjambement (l’, m) (pl: les enjambements) [EN: enjambment] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- épigramme (l’, f) (pl: les épigrammes) [EN: epigram] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- épithète (l’, f) (pl: les épithètes) [EN: epithet] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- écrire [EN: to write] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- expression (l’, f) (pl: les expressions) [EN: expression] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- exprimer [EN: to express] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- évoquer [EN: to evoke] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- fable (la) (pl: les fables) [EN: fable] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- forme (la) (pl: les formes) [EN: form / shape] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- haïku (le) (pl: les haïkus) [EN: haiku] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- hémistiche (l’, m) (pl: les hémistiches) [EN: hemistich] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- image (l’, f) (pl: les images) [EN: image] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- inspiration (l’, f) (pl: les inspirations) [EN: inspiration] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- lire [EN: to read] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- lyrisme (le) (pl: les lyrismes) [EN: lyricism] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- métaphore (la) (pl: les métaphores) [EN: metaphor] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- mètre (le) (pl: les mètres) [EN: meter] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- monologue (le) (pl: les monologues) [EN: monologue] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- ode (l’, f) (pl: les odes) [EN: ode] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- onomatopée (l’, f) (pl: les onomatopées) [EN: onomatopoeia] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- personnification (la) (pl: les personnifications) [EN: personification] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- poème (le) (pl: les poèmes) [EN: poem] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- poète (le/la) (pl: les poètes) [EN: poet] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- poésie (la) (pl: les poésies) [EN: poetry] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- quatrain (le) (pl: les quatrains) [EN: quatrain] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- refrain (le) (pl: les refrains) [EN: refrain] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- réciter [EN: to recite] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- rime (la) (pl: les rimes) [EN: rhyme] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- rimer [EN: to rhyme] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- rythme (le) (pl: les rythmes) [EN: rhythm] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- sonnet (le) (pl: les sonnets) [EN: sonnet] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- strophe (la) (pl: les strophes) [EN: stanza] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- symbole (le) (pl: les symboles) [EN: symbol] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- thème (le) (pl: les thèmes) [EN: theme] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- vers (le) (pl: les vers) [EN: verse / line] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- versification (la) (pl: les versifications) [EN: versification] [C1-C2] [25.8.2026, R]
- voix (la) (pl: les voix) [EN: voice] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]