Allegory
Similar to an extended metaphor; however it applies to the whole story
Alliteration
Reappeared initial consonant sounds
Alliterative verse
Use of alliteration for structure instead of rhyming
Allusion
A reference to literature, history or another place in the book
Analogy
Use of words or phrases that have the same meaning but are primarily different
Anaphora
Repeated language or expression at the beginning of phrases
Antithesis
Forces contrast between two words
Apostrophe
In poetry and plays; speaking to or addressing someone/something that isn't there
Assonance
Similar vowel sounds in non-rhyming words
Ballad
A short, simple, romantic, narrative
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Classicism
Sticking to classic form
Connotation
A socially accepted meaning
Closed couplet
Couplet which makes grammatical sense
Consonance
Repeated end consonant sounds in non-rhyming words
Couplet
Two lines that rhyme
Denotation
Dictionary definition of a word
Didactic
Literature that teaches
Diction
Word choice
Dirge
A poem/song about lament (sorrow)
Dissonance
Harsh sounds in poetry
Dramatic monologue
A one way conversation
Ellipsis
Used in poetry to show a pause or transition
End rhyme
Rhyming at the end of lines
Enjambment
The thought of one line runs into the next
Epitaph
A brief poem written on tombstones
Euphemism
A nice way of saying something harsh
Extended metaphor
Long metaphor
Feminine ending
Unstressed symbol at the end of a line
Figurative language
Language that's used beyond its actual meaning
Free verse
Unrhymed, unstructured poetry
Grave
Adding an accent to ed or end to add another syllable
Heroic couplet
Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter
Homonym
Words that are spelled the same
Homophone
Words that are pronounced the same but are spelled different
Hymn
Religious song of praise
Hyperbole
Excessive exaggeration (purposeful)
Iambic
A fit with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Idyll
A short, happy, country poem
Imagery
Language that appeals to the senses
Internal rhyme
Rhyming within a line
Irony
When words convey a meaning opposite of what is expected
Jingle
A short catchy song
Line
A unit of poetry
Malapropism
For humour; to mistakenly use the wrong word which sounds similar
masculine rhyme
Ends in a stressed syllable
Measure
Unit of meter; foot
Metaphor
A direct comparison
Monosyllable
Single syllable word
Ode
A poem giving praise
Onomatopoeia
A sound word
Open couplet
Relies on the next line to make sense
Oxymoron
Words in opposition with accepted meaning
Paen
A hymn of praise
Parallelism
Repeated syntactic construction
Parody
Ridiculous imitation
Perfect rhyme
Identical end sounds
Personification
Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object
Polysyllable
More than one syllable
Quatrain
Four lines a verse
Quintet
Five line stanza
Refrain
Multiple repetitions of a line or verse
Rhetoric
The art of language
Rhetorical question
A question given for affect
Rhyme
Similar end sounds in words
Rhyme royal
A 7 line stanza that has the pattern ABABBCC
Rhyme scheme
A pattern of end rhyme
Simile
An implied comparison using like or as
Soliloquy
A dramatic monologue where the character reveals their secrets
Sonnet
Highly structured 14 line poem
Symbol
Something that stands for a greater meaning
Synaesthesia
The combination of senses
Synecdoche
Use the part to signify the whole or vice versa
Synonym
Two words that have similar meaning
Syntax
Sentence construction and grammar
Theme
Underlying meaning
Thesis
Unaccented part of a foot
Tone
The authors attitude
Verse
Poetry
Metonymy
Part symbolizes whole
Metonymy
Part symbolizes whole