Vocabulary
What does Allusion mean
A figure of speech in which an object of circumstance from an unrelated center is referred to indirectly
What does Enjambment mean
when a poem ends abruptly without punctuation
What does Assonance mean
Very similar sounds especially of vowels.
What does Epic mean
A long poem about heroic actions.
What does Ballad mean
A popular narrative song passed down orally from generation.
What does Haiku mean
A three line Japanese poem with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third.
What does Consonance mean
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text.
What does Hyperbole mean
A figure of speech that exaggerates everything that is said.
what does Free Verse mean
Poetry that does not rhyme.
What does Imagery mean
A literary device that uses vivid description to create an image in the reader's mind.