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Alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds
100
Assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
100
Concrete Poem
shaped like the subject
100
Couplet
two line poem/stanza
100
Lyric Poem
poetry about feelings and emotions
200
Concrete Language
words that appeal to the senses
200
Onomatopoeia
words that sound like their meaning
200
Figurative Language
specific word choices that compare or describe
200
Narrative Poem
tells a story
200
Concrete Language
words that appeal to the senses
300
Stanza
group of lines in a poem
300
Rhyme
repeated sounds often on end lines
300
Personification
giving human characteristics to something not human
300
Quatrain
4 line stanza/poem
300
Limerick
Humorous poem with specific rhythm and rhymes
400
Rhyme Scheme
pattern of rhyme schemes
400
Free Verse
no specific rhyme or rhythm
400
Imagery
Language used to form an image in your mind
400
Figurative Language
specific word choices that compare or describe
400
Rhythm
beat formed by stressed and unstressed syllables
500
Image
A picture formed in your mind
500
Metaphor
comparison of unlike and unrelated things
500
Simile
comparison using "like" or "as"
500
Haiku
3 line poem with first line 5 syllables then 7 syllables then 5 syllables
500
Repetition
repeating sounds or words can signify importance