Figurative Language
A figure of speech in which an object is spoken of as if it had human characteristics
PERSONIFICATION
A poem that tells a story
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together
The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem
RHYME
IMAGERY
A comparison of two unlike things using a word of comparison (like, as, than, resembles)
Free Verse Poem
Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme/doesn't follow "the rules"
Onomatopoeia
The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning
Rhymes involving sounds that are similar but not exactly the same
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit
STANZA
A noun that has meaning in itself but also stands for something beyond itself
SYMBOL
Lyric Poem
A poem that expresses the feelings or thoughts and emotions of the speaker, rather than tell a story
Rhymes at the ends of lines
END RHYME
A REPEATED word, phrase, line, or group of lines
REFRAIN
HYPERBOLE
Ode
A lyric poem, rhymed or unrhymed, typically on a serious subject (a celebration of something)
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Rhymes within lines of poetry
INTERNAL RHYMES
A poem of mourning, usually about someone who died
An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something diff. from the literal meaning of the words
Sonnet
A 14-line poem usually written in iambic pentameter
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem
Example: A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D
RHYME SCHEME
A songlike poem that tell a story and has a refrain
BALLAD