griot a storyteller or tribal historian.
hexameter a poetic line containing six units, often broken into two groupings of three beats.
hyperbole an exaggeration or overstatement.
iamb a metrical unit that contains two syllables, an unstressed beat followed by a stressed beat (- ').
idiom a phrase or expression producing meaning beyond the sum of the words.
imagery a grouping of word pictures that create a single sense impression of sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell.
imagism a free verse study of a single object and its use or purpose.
impressionism style stressing personal response to an event or object.
internal rhyme rhymed words within a poetic line.
irony an implied discrepancy between the actual event or statement and what is meant.
