Poetry Vocabulary

Front

Who is a "poet"?

Back

Someone who writes poetry.

Front

What are the rhyming patterns in poetry?

Back

Rhyme Scheme

Front

What are groups of lines in a poem that provide a natural break?

Back

Stanzas

Front

What is a repeated pattern of sound?

Back

Rhythm

Front

What is the repetition of consonants or consonant sounds?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is it called when an author gives human like qualities to everyday objects?

Back

Personification

Front

What is an extreme exaggeration?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is it called when an author makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is it called when an author makes a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is it called when the ending sound of a word corresponds to another word?

Back

Rhyme