Poetry
Words that imitate the sound they are naming
What is "Onomatopoeia?"
Comparison between two things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"
What is "Metaphor?"
Language that appeals to any of the five senses to create a concrete image in the reader's mind.
What is "Imagery?"
What is "Personification?"
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is "Simile?"
The pattern of rhymes used in a poem
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
An exaggeration often used for emphasis
What is "Hyperbole?"
The beat created by the sound of the words in a poem
What is "Rhythm?"
Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel AND consonant sounds
What is "Rhyme?"
Two successive lines of verse which form a unit in poetry
What is "Couplet?"
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning on its own which also represents or stands for something else.
What is "Symbol?"
Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
What is "Assonance?"
An eight-line stanza in a poem
What is an "Octave?"
A four-line stanza in a poem
What is "Quatrain?"
A group of lines in a poem which form a metrical or thematic unit.
What is "Stanza?"
Regular rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is "Meter?"
A reference used in literature/poetry that is unacknowledged in the text but that the author expects the reader to recognize.
What is "Allusion?"
Repeated consonant sounds within a series of words
What is "Consonance?"
A six-line stanza in a poem
What is "Sestet?"
A figure of speech in which the speaker of a poem addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or an object/thing.
What is "Apostrophe?"
A basic repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables.
What is "Foot/Feet?"
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect.
What is "Anaphora?"
A stop or pause in a metrical line, often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary, such as a phrase or clause.
What is "Caesura?"
This occurs when a line of poetry carries its idea or thought over to the next line without a grammatical pause.
What is "enjambment?"