Poetry Terms and Concepts

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Poetry

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Poetry is the skillful and artistic expression of words, carefully chosen and structured by the poet for their sound and meaning.

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Imagery in poetry

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Imagery is the use of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell to create a picture in the reader's mind that is so real, it’s like the reader is right there.

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Similes

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Similes compare two different things using the words "like" or "as" to show how they’re similar.

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Metaphor

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A metaphor compares two different things without using words like "like" or "as."

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Personification

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Personification gives human qualities to things that aren’t human.

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Hyperbole

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor.

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Onomatopoeia

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Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds, suggesting their meaning, such as buzz, croak, and thud.

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Alliteration

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in words. For example, 'tasty tacos' is considered an alliteration.

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Line in poetry

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A line is one line in a poem.

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Stanza

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A stanza is a group of lines that are together in a poem.