Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What is the author of a poem called?

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Poet

Front

What do we call two or more words that end with the same sound?

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Rhyme

Front

What is the term for the feelings a reader gets from a poem?

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Mood

Front

What is the narrator of a poem called?

Back

Speaker

Front

What do we call a group of lines in a poem?

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Verse

Front

What is a recurring idea or message in a poem called?

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Theme

Front

What is the rhythm or pattern of sounds in a poem called?

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Meter

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is a short poem that expresses personal feelings?

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Lyric poem