This is a section of a poem, a group of lines separated by a blank space.
Stanza
The repetition of similar or identical sounds at the end of words, often used to create a pattern in a poem.
Rhyme
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
In the William Carlos Williams poem, this cold and sweet fruit was eaten from the icebox.
Plums
This figure of speech is a comparison of two different things using the words like or as.
Simile
The repetition of a specific consonant sound at the beginning of words that are close together, like in the phrase "Fierce fire flies."
Alliteration
A direct comparison that states one thing is another thing, such as "The moon is a silver coin."
Metaphor
The speaker in Walt Whitman's poem, "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," goes outside to look at these after leaving the boring lecture.
Stars
This is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of a series of lines in a poem.
Anaphora
The repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry, such as in "The light on the green leaves."
Assonance
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor, like "I have a million things to do today!"
Hyperbole
The poem "One Art" lists losing keys and cities, but this is the largest and most difficult item the speaker admits is hard to lose.
Continent
This is a single row of words in a poem.
Line
Words that sound like the noises they describe, such as hiss, buzz, or meow.
Onomatopoeia
The use of an object or idea to stand for something else, like a dove representing peace.
Symbolism
The insect the bird is described as eating raw in the Emily Dickinson poem "A Bird, came down the Walk—".
Angleworm (or earthworm)
This poetic form, used in the poem "One Art," has nineteen lines and a set pattern of repeating lines
A recognizable pattern of beats or stressed and unstressed syllables that gives poetry its musical quality.
Rhythm or meter
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words close together, such as "six silly spiders spinning."
Alliteration
The color of the snake's arrowy scales in Denise Levertov's poem "To the Snake."
Gold