Figurative Language
metaphor
repetition of sounds at the ends of words (ex. sun and fun)
rhyme
Japanese poem composed of 3 lines and 17 syllables
Haiku
words are spelled out through the first letter of each line
acrostic
two successive lines of poetry, often rhymed
couplet
human attributes are given to an idea or object
personification
the pattern of rhythm
meter
tells a story, often using elements such as plot, setting and characters
narrative poem
A poem with no rhyme or structured meter
free verse
specific line or lines repeated in a poem
refrain
where reality differs from expectation
irony
words that imitate the sound (ex. boom)
onomatopoeia
fourteen-line poem with a formal rhyme scheme
sonnet
a humorous poem composed of 5 lines with the rhyme scheme AABBA
limerick
oxymoron
extremely exaggerated statement
hyperbole
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
a form of poetry where the speaker expresses grief, sadness or loss
elegy
lyric poem to praise an event, person or thing
a short saying that states a general truth or piece of advice
proverb
common expression whose meaning is different from its literal meaning
idiom
assonance
a poem that lacks the traditional line breaks
prose
a poem made of 5 tercets followed by a quatrain, with two repeating rhymes and two refrains
villanelle
enjambment