Poetry Terms

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like the object or action they refer to, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like', 'as', or 'than'.

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, such as in 'blade' and 'maze'.

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What is meter in poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, often at the end of words, such as 'blank' and 'think'.

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What is symbolism in poetry?

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Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, where a symbol stands for something beyond its literal meaning.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.