Poetry Terms - Smarter Balanced

A form of writing that is imaginative, emotional and thought provoking.

• Poetry

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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

• Poetry

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

A comparison between two unrelated things NOT using like or as.

• Poetry

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Figures of speech that are entirely exaggerated in order to make a point.

• Poetry

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

We can feel and understand this part of poetry in songs and dance. Pattern of strong and weak stresses on words to give

• rhythm

• rhyme

• repetition

• Onomatopoeia

Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of poetry.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• repetition

• Onomatopoeia

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas to make a point or create a rhythm.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• repetition

• Onomatopoeia

The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• repetition

• Onomatopoeia

Repetition of beginning sounds in two or more words in a line or stanza.

• alliteration

• rhyme pattern

• imagery

• voice

Organized patterns of rhyming words in poetry.

• alliteration

• rhyme pattern

• imagery

• voice