Poetry Terms
Luka Michtich Nate Hoover
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
A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry.
Stanzas
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 is written without a regular rhyme
scheme, meter, or form.
Imagery
Languages that appeals to the five
senses---touch,taste,smell,hearing and sight.
Lyric poem
A 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
sounds 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
A 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.
The music is loud, the figures are moving, you hear a
crunching sound of popcorn.
Mood
The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer.
Idiom
A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from
what the words say literally.
Symbolism
A literary device where a physical object represents
something else.
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.