the way lines are grouped in poetry
STANZAS
having or expressing great warmth or depth of feeling
FERVENT
not seen
UNPERCEIVED
in a light or carefree way
JAUNTILY
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line
RHYTHM
rhyming that occurs at the end of lines
with fixed attention
INTENTLY
something that must receive attention first
PRIORITY
to make known the presence or arrival of; to introduce
USHER
a form of language spoken in a certain place by a certain group of people
words and phrases that help readers picture ordinary things in new ways simile, metaphor, analogy
a direct comparison, with no signal words
METAPHOR
full of worry; troubled
BROODING
arranged in a complex way
INTRICATE
poor
IMPOVERISHED
the voice that relates the story or ideas of the poem
SPEAKER
a descriptive expression that means something different than the words that make it up
IDIOM
morally good; honorable
VIRTUOUS
unusual or different
EXOTIC
the amount of time between two events
INTERVAL
the way a poem looks on the page
to look at attentively and thoughtfully
CONTEMPLATE
better than most others; very famous
EMINENT
a strong belief; assuredness
CONVICTION
the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings
ONOMATOPOEIA