poetry terms 2

the arrangement of the poems words reflected the poems subject

concrete poetry

the repetition of consonants and vowel sounds at the beginning of words

alliteration

using a word or words that have more than one meaning

pun

a way of comparing two things using the words like or as

simile

poetry in which the first letters of each line, when read vertically, spell out words

acrostic

alliteration that repeats and connects a number of words

tongue twister

a short biography that follows a secific pattern

bio poem

main idea or focus of a poem

theme

describes by comparing one thing to another without using the words like or as

metaphor

diamond shape poem using specific parts of speech

diamante poem