Poetry Terms

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Enjambment

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A term used in poetry to refer to lines that end without punctuation and without completing a sentence or clause.

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Assonance

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Also known as 'vowel rhyme,' it is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.

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Tone

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Refers to the attitude of a writer toward a subject that they are writing about.

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Theme

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The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work; it's the lesson or moral of the story.

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Stanza

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A series of lines grouped together in order to divide a poem; they look like little paragraphs.

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Symbol

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An object, character, figure, or color used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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Metaphor

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

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Simile

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

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Alliteration

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