rhythm
the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
elegy
a poem for someone who has died
meter
a regular pattern of stressed an unstressed syllables
rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
end Rhymes
a rhyme at the end of a stanza
couplet
when two rhyming lines are consecutive
internal rhymes
rhymes that occur within lines
exact rhymes
the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound
approximate rhymes
a rhyme that are similar but not exactly the same
free verse
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds in several words that are close together
assonance
when vowel sounds are repeated
onomatopoeia
a long word that refres to the use of sounds that imitate or suggest their meaning
ballad
song-like poem that tells a story
epic
long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero
narrative poem
poem that tells a story
lyric poem
poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings of a speaker
ode
long lyric poem, usually praising some subject
sonnet
fourteen line lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
hyperbole
over exaggeration
idiom
sayings that are not literal
allusion
refer to something famous
consonance
repeated consonants
rhythm
the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
elegy
a poem for someone who has died
meter
a regular pattern of stressed an unstressed syllables
rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
end Rhymes
a rhyme at the end of a stanza
couplet
when two rhyming lines are consecutive
internal rhymes
rhymes that occur within lines
exact rhymes
the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound
approximate rhymes
a rhyme that are similar but not exactly the same
free verse
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds in several words that are close together
assonance
when vowel sounds are repeated
onomatopoeia
a long word that refres to the use of sounds that imitate or suggest their meaning
ballad
song-like poem that tells a story
epic
long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero
narrative poem
poem that tells a story
lyric poem
poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings of a speaker
ode
long lyric poem, usually praising some subject
sonnet
fourteen line lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
hyperbole
over exaggeration
idiom
sayings that are not literal
allusion
refer to something famous
consonance
repeated consonants