Poetry
written in lines of arbitrary length instead of paragraphs-intense, imaginative; not prose.
stanza
a group of lines of verse
refrain
a line/stanza repeated at intervals.
line
a row of words in a poem
rhyme scheme
a pattern of rhyme sounds in a stanza.
Mood
the general feelings/atmosphere created in a poem; the feeling the reader gets after listening to a piece of poetry.
Simile
comparison using "like" or "as
Metaphor
comparison without using "like" or "as"; one thing is another.
Personification
1) animal, object, or idea given human qualities.
2) an inanimate object given human qualities.
Hyperbole
the truth is exaggerated to emphasize an idea.
Alliteration
the repetition of the same first sounds in a word-consonant sounds.
Onomatopoeia
words whose sounds imitate/suggest their meaning.
Rhyme
the repetition of the same sound.
Rhythm
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Repetition
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Theme
the poet's primarily purpose for writing the poem; the underlying message of the poem. What message is being sent to the reader, or what point is being mad?
Form
The way the poem looks on the page
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Topic
subject of the poem