What does it mean?
The comparison of two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
Sound words
What is an onomatopoeia?
The ordered pattern of words in a poem
A Japenese poem written in 3 lines with a syllable count of 5-7-5
What is a haiku?
A 2-line stanza
What is a couplet?
The comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
When neighboring words share the same initial sound
What is alliteration?
This occurs when a word at the end of a line rhymes with the word at the end of another line.
What is end rhyme?
A 14-line poem that uses any formal rhyme scheme; typically has 10 syllables per line
What is a sonnet?
A 3-line stanza
What is a triplet or tercet?
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole?
Occurs when consonant sounds are repeated anywhere in neighboring words
What is consonance?
When a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
What is internal rhyme?
This poem tells a story and is usually longer than the lyric styles of poetry because of the need to establish characters and plot
What is a narrative poem?
A 7-line stanza
What is a septet?
Giving human qualities to inhuman or inanimate objects.
What is personification?
Occurs when vowel sounds are repeated in neighboring words
What is assonance?
When words share either the same vowel or consonant sound, but not both
What is near rhyme?
This poem tells a story which is often familiar to a folk tale or legend, often has a repeated refrain, is often about love, and is often sung
What is a ballad?
A 4-line stanza
What is a quatrain?
Descriptive language that creates a mental picture for the reader.
What is imagery?
Occurs when a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated regularly in a poem
What is a refrain?
When words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds
What is rhyme?
A humorous poem written in five lines that typically has a rhyme scheme of AABBC with the fourth and fifth lines being slightly shorter in syllable count.
What is a limerick?
An 8-line stanza
What is an octave?