Poetic vocabulary

A story written in sentences and paragraphs.

• poem

• prose

• rhyme

• rhythm

A piece of writing written in lines and stanzas.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• prose

• poem

A chunk of text in a poem, similar to a paragraph.

• paragraph

• line

• sentence

• stanza

In a poem, one line across the page (might not be a complete sentence).

• line

• sentence

• stanza

• paragraph

The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry.

• rhyme

• rhythm

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

The way a poem flows from one idea to the next. (the beat)

• stanza

• metaphor

• rhythm

• line

When words END with a similar sound as another word.

• rhyme

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds. Ex. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

A comparison using "like" or "as". Ex. Her smile is like the sun.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

A direct comparison, without using "like" or "as". Ex. He is a bear in the morning.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• symbolism