Figurative Language
A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines
What is stanza?
Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present
What is apostrophe?
Words that end in the same sound or sounds
What is rhyme?
A small part of a larger work (for example, one chapter of a novel)
What is excerpt?
A figure of speech where words used for one thing describe something else
What is a metaphor?
The place where a line ends
What is line break?
A poem about the craft of poetry
What is ars poetica?
The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
The repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem
What is anaphora?
Describing non-human things as if they had human qualities
What is personification?
The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other
What is stanza break?
A four-line stanza
What is quatrain?
When two words share only the same final consonant sound (for example, crumb and home)
What is slant rhyme?
A short, silly, five-line poem with the rhyming pattern AABBA
What is limerick?
A comparison that is not made directly
What is implied metaphor?
The words or subject of a piece of writing
What is content?
A poetic form with nineteen lines and a set pattern of repeating lines and rhyming words
What is a villanelle?
The main point or topic; the lesson, moral, or message
What is theme?
a poem of strong feelings, often admiration or love, for someone or something
What is ode?
An indirect reference to an outside work of art or a cultural figure
What is an allusion?
The shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing
What is form?
When the same form is repeated in a series of lines or stanzas to link ideas
What is parallel structure?
The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through style and word choice
A poem that tells a story, and it's designed to be sung or read aloud
What is ballad?