Parts of a Poem
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
A stanza
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Alliteration
A story written to be performed on stage
A play
The people or roles in a play
Characters
What do we call the pattern of rhymes in a poem?
Rhyme scheme
A comparison without using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
Repetition of vowel sounds inside words
Assonance
The written text of a play
Script
The struggle or problem in a story
Conflict
What is the speaker of a poem?
The voice telling the poem (not always the author)
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Personification
Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
Consonance
Instructions in a play that tell actors what to do
Stage directions
The time and place of a play
Setting
What is a poem with 14 lines called?
Sonnet
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Words that rhyme at the end of lines
End rhyme
A division of a play (bigger than a scene)
Act
The sequence of events in a story
Plot
What is the overall feeling or emotion of a poem called?
Tone or mood
A word that imitates a sound (like “buzz” or “boom”)
Onomatopoeia
The beat or rhythm of a poem
Meter
A long speech by one character alone on stage
Soliloquy
The message or lesson of a play
Theme