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Published by Bree Jeffries, 2019-09-10 13:30:05

bjeffries-illustrated poetry terms - Google Docs

bjeffries-illustrated poetry terms - Google Docs

Poetry Terms 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Personification  
 

A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given 
human characteristics.  
 
 

 
A normal apple would not have a face but  
  this apple has a face like a human. 

  

 
 
 
 
 

Alliteration 
 

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. 

 
Krispy Kreme 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rhyme  
The repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually in 

stressed syllables at the ends of lines.  
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rhythm  
 

Musical quality created by a pattern of beats or stresses in a 
line of poetry. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Onomatopoeia  
 

The use of words or phrases whose sounds suggest their 
meanings.  
 
 

 
The sound of the word boom, for example, suggests an 

explosion. 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

End Rhyme  
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Internal Rhyme 
 

Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Stanzas  
 

Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry. Stanzas A 
group of lines in a poem set o by blank lines.  
 

 
 
 
 

Symbol 
 

A person, place, an object, or an action that stands for 
something beyond itself. 
 

 
This symbolizes that the place or item is for handicapped 

people. 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Simile 
 

A comparison using like or as. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Metaphor  
 

Direct comparison between two unlike things. It does not use 
the words like or as. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hyperbole  
 

Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis 
or humorous e ect.  
 

 

 
 

 

 
Free Verse  
 

Poetry is written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or 
form. 
 

 
 
 

 
Imagery  
 

Language that appeals to the five senses---touch, taste, smell, 
hearing, and sight. 
 

 
 
 

 
 

Lyric Poem  
Short poem that directly expresses the poet’s thoughts and 

emotions in a musical way.  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Narrative Poem 
 

A poem that tells a story. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rhyme Scheme 
The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. 
The first end sound is represented as the 

letter a, the second b, etc. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Poetry 
 

A form of writing that uses not only words, 
but also form, patterns of sound, imagery, 

and figurative language to convey its 
Message. 
 

 
 
 
 

Sound Devices 
Regular pattern of stressed and 
unstressed syllables that gives a line of 
poetry a predictable rhythm. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Meter 
Regular pattern of stressed and 
unstressed syllables that gives a line of 
poetry a predictable rhythm. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Figurative language 
The use of words to create an image in the reader’s mind. 

 

This picture symbolizes a person painting a picture in the reader’s mind. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mood 
The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer.  

 

   
 This picture suggests that a poem can have many feelings to it including happiness and sadness
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Idiom  
A phrase or expression whose meaning is di erent from what 

the words say literally. 
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Symbolism 
A literary device where a physical object 
represents something else. 

 

Instead of saying ok, you could give a thumbs up! 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Repetition 
A technique in which the same word or 
line is repeated for emphasis or unity. 
Helps to reinforce meaning and create an 

appealing rhythm. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Refrain  
Stanza or line that is repeated throughout the poem. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Couplet 
Rhymed pair of lines in a poem. 
 

 


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