Elements of Poetry

Front

What is internal rhyme?

Back

A rhyme within the same line of verse.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that represents the actual sound of something, such as 'purr' or 'boom.' These words appeal to the sense of sound.

Front

What is assonance?

Back

Vowel sounds that are repeated close together.

Front

What is rhyme?

Back

Words that end with the same sound.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Gives human traits and feelings to things that are not human-like, such as animals or objects.

Front

What is a rhyme scheme?

Back

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

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

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is a quatrain?

Back

A stanza or poem of four lines, often with alternating rhymes.