Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
What is a Simile
the repetition of the same letter/sound across the start of several words in a line of text.
What is alliteration
two consecutive lines of poetry that typically rhyme
what is a couplet
A poem that tells a story
what is a narrative poem
a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work
what is an allusion
A comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as
What is a metaphor
the repetition of consonant sound in close proximity usually at the end of words
Consonance
four line stanza
what is a quatrain
a 14 line poem
what is a sonnet
word choice
what is diction
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in close proximity in a line or lines of poetry
What is assonance
eight line stanza
what is an octave
a complex, thirty-nine-line poem; six sescets and a tercet or envoi
what is a sestina
the arrangement of words in a sentence
what is syntax
Language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable
what is an iamb
six-line stanza
what is a sestet
a highly structured poem made up of five tercets followed by a quatrain; a nineteen line poem
what is a villanelle
the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
what is enjambment
a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing.
What is Apostrophe
rhythm structure that combines unstressed syllables and stressed syllables in groups of five.
what is iambic pentameter
a three line stanza
what is a tercet
a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events
what is an epic poem
a break or pause in the middle of a line of verse
what is caesura