Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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stanza

Front

What is the term for comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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simile

Front

What do we call it when two or more words have the same ending sound?

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rhyme

Front

What are words like Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP examples of?

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onomatopoeia

Front

What is the term for comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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metaphor

Front

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

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alliteration

Front

What is a poem that tells a story called?

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narrative poem

Front

What is the main idea or underlying meaning of a poem called?

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theme

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

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hyperbole

Front

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a poem?

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mood