Sound Devices
Two words that share the same final sound?
Rhyme
Uses poetic language, but does not follow a fixed pattern
Free Verse
Uses the words like or as to compare two things
Simile
Grouping of words
Lines
When the outcome of the situation is the exact opposite of what is expected
Irony
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
Tells a story
Narrative poetry
Compares by describing one thing as if it were another
Metaphor
Logical sections of ideas, like paragraphs in an essay
Stanza
An exaggeration used to express strong emotion or comic effect
Hyperbole
Repeated use of words or phrases
Repetition
Expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in musical verse
Lyric poetry
Assigns human qualities to non-human subject
Personification
The pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines
Rhyme Scheme
A fourteen-line poem of praise with a specific rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
Use of words that imitate sound
Onomatopoeia
Follows fixed, traditional patterns that may include a specific rhyme scheme, meter, line length, or stanza structure
Formal Verse
Explains, clarifies, or illustrates by drawing comparisions
Analogy
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
Meter
A short unrhymed poem, often about nature. It has one three-line stanza that follows a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern
Haiku
Repetition of consonant sounds
Consonance
A formal poem of honor or celebration
Ode
Direct or implied references to people, places, events, literary works, or artworks
Allusion
Unit of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
Foot
Sentence continues onto the next line in a poem
Enjambment