Poetry

The ordinary form of writing or speech; writing that is NOT poetry.

• prose

• rhyme scheme

• onomatopoeia

• poem

The pattern of rhymes in a poem or song, usually at the ends of lines. Sometimes indicated by letters that show which lines rhyme, like ABAB.

• prose

• rhyme scheme

• onomatopoeia

• poem

Words or the use of words that sounds that imitate the meaning of what they are describing, like "BOOM" or "POW."

• prose

• rhyme scheme

• onomatopoeia

• poem

A piece of writing that stands out based on its use of language, form, rhyme, etc. This type of writing can be long or short.

• prose

• rhyme scheme

• onomatopoeia

• poem

Poetry that does not rhyme or follow a regular meter.

• free verse

• metaphor

• alliteration

• figurative language

A figure of speech that compares two different things WITHOUT words "like" or "as."

• free verse

• metaphor

• alliteration

• figurative language

The repetition of the same sound at the starts of words or phrases that are close together.

• free verse

• metaphor

• alliteration

• figurative language

A figure of speech that DOES compare two things using "like" or "as."

• free verse

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

Language that means something other than its literal meaning and expresses ideas in vivid ways.

• free verse

• metaphor

• alliteration

• figurative language

A tool that poets use to add meaning through sound.

• free verse

• sound device

• alliteration

• figurative language