Poetry Vocabulary

Front

The grouping of lines in a poem is called a ________.

Back

stanza

Front

The repetition of consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning or in the middle of words is called what?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is the beat, or rhythm, created by the sounds of the words when you read them?

Back

Meter

Front

What is poetry that doesn't have a regular meter or rhyme pattern called?

Back

Free verse

Front

______ is the feeling you get about how the poet feels about what they are saying. Options: Line, Simile, Tone, Alliteration

Back

Tone

Front

An extreme exaggeration is also called a ________.

Back

hyperbole

Front

What is giving human-like characteristics to an inanimate object?

Back

Personification

Front

________ is where the lines of the poem follow a rhyme pattern (example: ABAB).

Back

Rhymed verse

Front

______ serve as sentences in a poem. Options: Lines, Metaphor, Theme, Meter

Back

Lines

Front

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is called what?

Back

Simile