Poetry Review

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as 'My messy sister sleeps.'

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A stanza is a set of lines grouped together in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What does onomatopoeia mean?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds, like 'Ring! Ring!'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'My love for you is a rose.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', for example, 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry, such as 'cat' and 'hat.'

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What is a refrain?

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A refrain is a repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song, often at the end of a stanza.

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What is a ballad?

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A ballad is a type of poem that tells a story, often in a musical form.

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What is meter in poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas, like 'The wind whispered through the trees.'