Poetry Terms

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text is

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

A unified group of lines in poetry, usually marked by spacing between sections of the poem, is

• enjabment

• free verse

• stanza

• verse

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text is

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

The attitude the poem's narrator takes towards a subject or character is

• tone

• diction

• theme

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as "like" or "as" is

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

• Diction

• free verse

• enjambment

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is

• allusion

• enjambment

• symbol

• diction

A story / narrative in poetic form is

• allusion

• ballad

• verse

• stanza

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader is

• theme

• tone

• onomatopoeia

• diction

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter is

• ballad

• verse

• free verse