Poetry Terms

a group of lines in poetry, typically more than two, that form the basic unit of the poem.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• free verse

• stanza

the name given to poetry that doesn’t use any strict meter or rhyme scheme

• poetry

• rhythm

• free verse

• repetition

Extravagant exaggeration used for humor or effect

• simile

• hyperbole

• allusion

• metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"

• simile

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• metaphor

refers to repeated sounds, words, phrases, lines used for emphasis

• repetition

• rhythm

• rhyme

• free verse

the repetition of consonant sounds, most often at the beginning of the words

• rhythm

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

giving human qualities, feelings, actions or characteristics to something that is not alive

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

creating a picture with words appealing to any of the five senses

• simile

• allusion

• metaphor

• imagery

repetition of the same sounds in words that appear near each other in a poem, often at the end of the line, used to create a musical effect

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhythm

• alliteration

a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• personification