Poetry Terms By Alana Stempihar - Google Docs

Poetry Terms 

Alana Stempihar 
 

 

 
(that’s me hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Personification: 
a figure of speech where an object or animal is given human 
characteristics 
 

 
 
I chose this picture because trees don't have faces but us 
humans do. 
 
 
 
 

 
Alliteration:  
Repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words 

 
I chose this image because a lot of people know 
“Shelly sells seashells by the seashore” and this kind of 

reflects that. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Rhyme: 
the repetition of the same or similar sounds usually in 
stressed syllables at the end of lines 

 
I chose this because the words at the end of the lines rhyme 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

 
I chose this because it demonstrates the rhythm in a poem 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Onomatopoeia: The use of words whose sound suggests 
their meaning. 

 

I chose this because it has a lot of examples of 
onomatopoeia. 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
End Rhyme: 
Rhyme that occurs at the end of a line

 
I chose this because, in this example, we rhymes with thee 

and it occurs at the end so it is an end rhyme. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Internal Rhyme: 
Rhyme that occurs in a single line in poetry 
I chose this picture because the rhymes happen in the 
middle of the sentence. 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stanzas:  
a group of line in a poem set off by blank lines 

 
I chose this because all the “paragraphs” you see are 

actually stanzas 
 
 

Symbol: 

a person, place, object, or action that stands for something 

beyond itself  
 

I chose this because this is a symbol. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Simile: 
a comparison using like or as 

 
I chose this because it is comparing the dog and the socks 

using “as”. 
 
 
 
 

 
Metaphor: 
a direct comparison between two unlike things. It does not 
use like or as 

 
I chose this because all of them are comparisons not using 

like or as. 
 
 
 

 
 
Hyperbole:  
figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for 
emphasis or humorous effect 

I chose this image because people’s feet dont kill someone 
(unless it’s a horror film) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Free Verse:  
Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or 
form.

 

I chose this because it doesn’t rhyme and I like it. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

 

I chose this picture because the person in the poem sees 
daisys and sight is a sense 
 
 
 

 
 
Lyric Poem: Short poem that directly expresses the poet’s 
thoughts and emotions in a musical way.

 
I chose this poem because I can sing it and it has a lot of 

emotions in it 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Narrative Poem: Poem that tells a story

 

I chose this poem because it tells a story of a kid who 
wished himself into an old man 
 
 

 
Rhyme Scheme: The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. 
The first end sound is represented as the letter a, the second 

b, etc. 

 
I chose this because it shows the rhyme scheme being 

“ABAB” 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Poetry: A form of writing that uses not only words, but also 
form, patterns of sound, imagery, and figurative language to 

convey its message. 
I chose this because it is an example of poetry 

 
 
 
 

Sound Devices: Techniques used to create a sense of rhythm 
or to emphasize particular sounds in writing.

 
I chose this because these create rhythm in a poem 

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

I chose this because it has syllables that make a good 
rhythm 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Figurative Language: The use of words to create an image 
in the readers mind. 

 

I chose this because they are all examples of figurative 
language 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mood: The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer 

 

I chose this because it shows the mood as sad 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Idiom:  
A phrase or expression whose meaning  
is different from what the words say literally.

 

I chose this because people aren’t actually wriggling 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

 
I chose this because it gives lots of examples of symbolism 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Repetition:  
A technique in which the same word or line is repeated for 
emphasis or unity. It helps to reinforce meaning and create 
an appealing rhythm.  

 

I chose this because it keeps repeating “I’m Car Sick”  
 
 
 

Refrain:  
Stanza or line that is repeated throughout the poem.

 
I chose this because it keeps using the stanza “Purring, 
Purring Quiet and still Purring, Purring content from it’s 

fill” 
 
 
 

 

Couplet: 
Rhymed pair of lines in a poem.

 
I chose this because it has stanzas with 2 lines that rhyme