(Blank)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as
metaphor
The repetition of sounds at the ends of words. (Usually referring to the last word of each line)
Rhyme
a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as
simile
In stead of having sentences like prose, poetry has_______
Lines
words in which the combination of letter sounds imitate the natural sound of what they refer to.
onomatopoeia
words or phrases that appeal to the senses.
imagery
The repetition of vowel sounds in words.
Assonance
a description of an object, animal, or idea as if it has human qualities and emotions.
personification
It is a group of lines in poetry.
Stanza
the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses or sentences.
Anaphora
a person, object, idea, or activity that stands in the place of something other than itself.
symbol
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words.
Consonance
the use of over-exaggeration to create emphasis or humor
hyperbole
A story has a narrator, but a poem has a
Speaker
the pattern of stressed (/) and unstressed (~) syllables in each line.
rhythm
a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as and stretches over multiple lines.
extended metaphor
the repetition of the last word or phrase at the end of several clauses, sentences or verses.
epistrophe
the placement of two things close together for simultaneous examination (and contrasting effect).
juxtaposition
Poems that have recognizable patterns of lines, stanzas, rhyme, and rhythm.
Traditional/Conventional Poems
Ring'd with the azure world
Consonance
the use of humor, sarcasm, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize.
satire
a regular pattern of rhythm
meter
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
irony
Poems that do not have recognizable patterns of lines, stanzas, rhyme, and rhythm.
Unconventional/Non-Traditional Poems