speaker
the narrator of a poem
line
a group of words on one line of a poem
stanza
a group of lines arranged together
rhythm
can be created by meter, rhyme, alliteration and refrain. The "music" of the poem.
meter
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Free Verse Poetry
no repeating patterns of syllables, no rhyme, conversational, modern
end rhyme
a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
internal rhyme
a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
approximate rhyme
imperfect rhyme, close rhyme, near rhyme
onomatopoeia
words that imitate the sound they name
alliteration
consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words
consonance
a type of alliteration in which the repeated consonant sounds are anywhere in the words
assonance
a type of alliteration in which repeated vowel sounds are in a line or lines of poetry
refrain
a sound, word, phrase or line repeated regularly in a poem
simile
a comparison of two things using like, as, than, or resembles
metaphor
a direct comparison of two unlike things
hyperbole
exageration often used for emphasis
litotes
understatement for effect
idiom
an expression in which the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression
personification
when human qualities or characteristics are given to non-humans such as objects or animals.
symbolism
a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself but also represents something else
allusion
a reference in a literary work to something famous
imagery
language that appeals to the senses and "paints a word picture,
lyric poem
a short poem in first person point of view that expresses an emotion, idea, or describes a scene
ballad
a song or songlike poem that rhymes
Shakespearean Sonnet
a fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme
narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
concrete poem
a poem in which the words are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem
tone
the feeling or mood the poem gives
theme
the main idea of a poem, story, or piece of art