poetry
expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm as a genre of literature
stanza
grouping of lines in a poem
couplet
2 line stanza
tercet
3 line stanza
quatrain
4 line stanza
quintet
5 line stanza
sestet
6 line stanza
septet
7 line stanza
octave
8 line stanza
meter
measurement of rhythm in poetry based on the number of syllables in a line
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhyme in a poem, focusing on last word in each line, determined by assigning letter to each new rhyme
alliteration
repeated consonant sound at the beginning of each word
repetition
using words or phrases more than once
imagery
descriptive language used to create a vivid picture in the mind of the reader
simile
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as
metaphor
comparing two unlike things
personification
applying human qualities to a non-human object
onomatopoeia
a word that represents a sound
speaker
character who narrates the poem, not always the author
tone
emotional attitude toward the subject of the poem
setting
time and place in which the poem occurs
context
conditions in which the poem occurs (historical and cultural)