alliteration
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words
assonance
the repetition of the same vowel sounds in words close together
echo
the repetition of a word for an effect
couplet
two words that make a stanza
stanza
a group of consecutive lines in poetry
rhyme
the repetition of words that sound alike
end rhyme
where the words rhyme at the end of a line
internal rhyme
where the words rhyme within the line of poetry
onomatopoeia
the use of words imitating the sounds they mean
refrain
the repetition of a group of words or a phrase for an effect
form
the shape or structure of the poem
speaker
the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing poem. it DOES NOT have to be the writer of the poem
style
the distinctive way that a poet uses language, including word choice, line length, figurative language, and imagery
verse
one line of poetry written in meter. but not all verse is poetry... the Bible
prose
the ordinary written from form of words that uses sentences and paragraphs
narrative poem
tells a story, has characters, plot development, conflict, setting, and dialogue
lyric poem
a poem the expresses the feelings and thoughts of the poet
rhyme scheme
the pattern of rhyme in a stanza or a poem and is measured by using the alphbet`
rhythm
the patterns of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter
involves the exact arrangement of syllables into repeated patterns called feet within a line
stress
the emphasis given to particular syllables; these syllables usually stand out because they're either long, rather short, vowels, or because they have a different pitch or sound
quatrain
4-lined stanza
simile
a comparison using like, as, than or resembles
metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things
mood
the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
tone
the reflection of a writer's attitude
imagery
creation of a mental picture by word choice and description
allusion
a brief reference to a famous person, place, event, or liiterary work
symbolism
\when an object represents something else in a philosophic, religious, spiritual, or social way
theme
the main idea, topic, or message in literature
oxymoron
combining two normally opposite ideas
idiom
expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words
hyperbole
figure of speech using exaggeration
personification
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
alliteration
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words
assonance
the repetition of the same vowel sounds in words close together
echo
the repetition of a word for an effect
couplet
two words that make a stanza
stanza
a group of consecutive lines in poetry
rhyme
the repetition of words that sound alike
end rhyme
where the words rhyme at the end of a line
internal rhyme
where the words rhyme within the line of poetry
onomatopoeia
the use of words imitating the sounds they mean
refrain
the repetition of a group of words or a phrase for an effect
form
the shape or structure of the poem
speaker
the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing poem. it DOES NOT have to be the writer of the poem
style
the distinctive way that a poet uses language, including word choice, line length, figurative language, and imagery
verse
one line of poetry written in meter. but not all verse is poetry... the Bible
prose
the ordinary written from form of words that uses sentences and paragraphs
narrative poem
tells a story, has characters, plot development, conflict, setting, and dialogue
lyric poem
a poem the expresses the feelings and thoughts of the poet
rhyme scheme
the pattern of rhyme in a stanza or a poem and is measured by using the alphbet`
rhythm
the patterns of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter
involves the exact arrangement of syllables into repeated patterns called feet within a line
stress
the emphasis given to particular syllables; these syllables usually stand out because they're either long, rather short, vowels, or because they have a different pitch or sound
quatrain
4-lined stanza
simile
a comparison using like, as, than or resembles
metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things
mood
the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
tone
the reflection of a writer's attitude
imagery
creation of a mental picture by word choice and description
allusion
a brief reference to a famous person, place, event, or liiterary work
symbolism
\when an object represents something else in a philosophic, religious, spiritual, or social way
theme
the main idea, topic, or message in literature
oxymoron
combining two normally opposite ideas
idiom
expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words
hyperbole
figure of speech using exaggeration
personification
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things