figurative language
repeating a word or phrase
What is repetition?
non-human things act human
personification
a pair of line that rhyme
what is a couplet?
words, phrases, or sounds that repeat in poem like a chorus.
What is a refrain?
there is a beat or cadence created by the emphasis of words or parts of words. A "sing-song" qulity to a poem.
what is rhyme?
repeating a letter ie. Susie sits sideways.
What is alliteration?
an exaggeration
hyperbole
a paragraph-like set of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
a word at the end of a line rhymes with another word at the end of another line.
what is end rhyme?
words share some sounds but not all. not a real rhyme but very close.
what is a near rhyme?
comparison using like or as
Simile
an overused phrase
cliche
a pattern of rhyming in a poem
What is a rhyme scheme?
the "narrator" of a poem.
what is a speaker?
comparison without like or as
metaphor
a phrase that isn't literal
idiom
the author of a poem
what is a poet?
the words inside one line rhyme.
what is internal rhyme?
word for sound
onomatopoeia
a play on words ie. What do you call a cinnamon bun that does well in school? An honor roll
pun
poetry that follows no rules
what is free verse?
a grouping of words in a poem.
what is line?