Sound Devices
This is an example of...
The girl ran to the MAT
She was trying to get to the BAT
End Rhyme
Compares two unlike things using the words like or as
Simile
This is the appearance of the words on the page
Form
This poem is very lyrical and short
Lyric Poem
The repetition of similar sounds
Rhyme
This is the repetition of BEGINNING consonant sounds
Alliteration
A direct comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as
Metaphor
This is what we call the author of a poem
Poet
This type of poetry tells a story
Narrative Poem
Hyperbole
Repetition
Personification
This refers to a group of words together on one line of a poem
Line
This poetry is written without a regular rhyme scheme
Free Verse Poetry
These are phrases that people use in everyday language that do not literally have meaning
Idiom
The us of words that sound like the noise they make
Onomatopoeia
The language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
A group of lines arranged together is called a...
Stanza
This type of poetry is usually written in first person
Lyric Poem
When a person, place, thing, or event has meaning in itself that also represents, or stands for, something else.
Symbolism
A repeated regular pattern of rhymes that uses letters of the alphabet to represent the sounds visually.
Rhyme Scheme
A reference to something with which the reader is likely to be familiar
Allusion
This is the narrator of a poem
Speaker
This type of poetry has a developed plot, characters, and setting
Narrative Poem
What is the rhyme scheme?
The coolness of the night
Refreshes my skin
The stars shine so bright
Causing me to grin
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