What's the Definition Part 1
Apostrophe
Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present
n. the blank space that divides two stanzas from each other
Stanza Break
Personification
n. describing nonhuman things as if they had human qualities
n. a comparison that is not made directly
Implied metaphor
Rhyme
n. words that end in the same sound or sounds
Content
the words or subject of a piece of writing
n. a small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article
Excerpt
Ars poetica
n. a poem about the craft of poetry
n. when two words share only the same final consonant sound (example: crumb and home)
Slant rhyme
n. a comparison of two different things using the words like or as
simile
Form
the shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing
n. the attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses
Tone
Parallel structure
n. when the same form is repeated in a series of lines or stanzas; poets often use parallel structure to demonstrate that they are linking two ideas or descriptions
n. a four-line stanza
Quatrain
n. writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present
Apostrophe
Line break
the place where a line ends
n. the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem
Anaphora
Villanelle
n. a poetic form with nineteen lines and a set pattern of repeating lines and rhyming words
n. the pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme scheme
n. a figure of speech in which words typically used to describe one thing are used to describe something else in order to suggest a likeness
Metaphor
Stanza
a section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
n. words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors are two examples of figurative language
Figurative language
Allusion
n. an indirect reference to an outside work of art or a cultural figure
n. a poetic form with nineteen lines and a set pattern of repeating lines and rhyming words
Villanelle
Implied metaphor
n. a comparison that is not made directly