Poetry Terms

A concrete object or phrase used to represent a different abstract idea.

A group of lines in a poem.

The use of words that vividly describe a sound, mimicking the sound itself.

A comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

A figure of speech that offers an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

The pattern of sounds and silences in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.