Poetry Terms

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Rhyme

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A piece of verse, or poem, in which there is a regular recurrence of corresponding sounds, especially at the ends of lines.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which one thing is referred to as another; for example, 'my love is a fragile flower.'

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Personification

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The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or an inanimate object.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that uses like, as, or as if to make a direct comparison between two essentially different objects, actions, or qualities. For example, 'The sky looked like an artist’s canvas.'

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another. (Example: Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck)

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words to create internal rhyming.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, giving deeper meaning to objects, characters, or events.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes. (Example: buzz, hiss)

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.