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POETRY TERMS

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

ALLITERATION
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

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.

STANZA
A group of lines in a poem set off by blank
lines.

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

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
effect.

FREE VERSE
Poetry 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

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

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.

MOOD
The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer.

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



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.