Poetry Vocab Set 1

Front

Movement with regular repetition, used to bring out the musical quality of language

Back

Rhythm

Front

Using language that paints pictures in the reader’s mind

Back

Imagery

Front

Using a word, phrase, or line multiple times

Back

Repetition

Front

A part of a poem

Back

Stanza

Front

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Back

Alliteration

Front

Comparison with like or as

Back

Simile

Front

An implied comparison between two things without like or as

Back

Metaphor

Front

The attitude the author takes towards a subject

Back

Tone

Front

Words that sound like what they are

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Giving human traits to non-living objects

Back

Personification