Poetry terms

Words that have the same end sounds

• Meter

• Simile

• Rhyme

• Personification

Which word rhymes with "Same"

• Pumpkin

• Super

• Different

• Claim

The pattern of rhyming lines in a poem

• Rhyme Scheme

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Imagery

Rhyme schemes are labeled with...

• Roman numerals (I, II, III)

• Numbers (1,2,3)

• Letters (A,B,C)

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

• Stanza

• Figurative Language

• Rhyme Scheme

• Meter

A collection of lines in a poem. Similar to a paragraph.

• Rhyme scheme

• Stanza

• Meter

• Alliteration

Create the poems shape. Includes line length, capital letters, stanza length.

• Figurative Language

• Poetic Language

• Graphic elements of poetry

• Rhyme scheme

Words and phrases that do not have their normal, everyday meaning. Includes similes, metaphors, personification, etc.

• Stanzas

• Meter

• Figurative Language

• imagery

An intentional exaggeration or overstatement

• onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole