Figures of Speech
Sound Devices
Types of Poetry
Poetry Structure
Poetry Miscellaneous
100
a comparison of two unlike things not using the words "like," "as," or "than"; it simply states that one thing is something else.
Metaphor
100
repetition of final consonant sounds
consonance
100
poem in which the arrangement of the words on the page creates a shape that is related to the meaning of the poem
concrete poem
100
a line or group of lines repeated throughout a poem
refrain
100
wrote "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Robert Frost
200
giving human qualities to something nonhuman
personification
200
repetition of initial consonant sounds
alliteration
200
a poem that tells a story
narrative poem
200
any group of lines that forms a division of a poem
stanza
200
wrote "There Is No Frigate Like a Book" and sits proudly on Mrs. Gurley's desk
Emily Dickinson
300
any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and also stands for something larger than itself
symbol
300
repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
300
a short poem that expresses an intense emotional response of the speaker to some person, place, object, or idea
lyric poem
300
the pattern of rhymes in a poem
rhyme scheme
300
wrote "Annabel Lee"
Edgar Allan Poe
400
a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like," "as," or "than"
simile
400
the use of words which sound like what they mean
onomatopoeia
400
narrative poem that is told in verse and usually meant to be sung
ballad
400
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
couplet
400
wrote "Dreams" and poet's first name was a possible name for Mrs. Gurley's second child
Langston Hughes
500
comparison of two unlike things that is not directly stated
implied metaphor
500
rhyme which occurs within a line of poetry
internal rhyme
500
a short, funny poem of five lines; lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and have 8 to 10 syllables each; lines 3 and 4 rhyme and have 5 to 7 syllables each
limerick
500
a four-line stanza
quatrain
500
name of poem in "The Outsiders"
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
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