Poetic Structure
a single line of a poem
Verse
A poem that tells a story with a setting, characters, and a plot
Narrative
Comparison using like or as
Simile
Words whose final syllables have the exact same sound
Complete Rhyme
repetition of a consonant sound
Alliteration
a grouping of lines in a poem
Stanza
A three-line poem with 17 syllables
Haiku
Gives animals, ideas, or other objects human-like qualities
Personification
Internal Rhyme
Repeating sounds or phrases
Repetition
amount of words in a poem
Line length
A poem that has no rules
Free Verse
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Words whose final syllables almost rhyme
Partial Rhyme
the basic rhythmic structure of a verse of poetry
Meter
the way the poem is written on a page
Form
A rhyming poem with 14 lines
Sonnet
Words or phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses
Imagery
Rhymes at the ends of lines
End rhyme
the basic unit of measurement in poetry
Foot
where a line ends
Line break
A 19-line poem divided into 5 sets of 3 lines, ending with one set of four lines
Villanelle
A phrase whose words contradict each other with opposite meanings
Oxymoron
The repetition of the same ending sound in two or more words
Rhyme
The audible pattern in poetry made by stressed and unstressed syllables
Rhythm