Poetry Vocabulary Review

Words or phrases that are not literally true but have a deeper meaning.

• figurative language

• simile

• metaphor

• tone

The author of a poem

• point of view

• poet

• speaker

• attitude

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

• rhythm

• speaker

• line

• stanza

The person telling the poem, normally from their point of view

• attitude

• tone

• speaker

• poet

A poem told using pronouns such as "I" and "me" that gives the reader the narrator's thoughts and opinions.

• Second Person Point of View

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Limited Point of View

Words or phrases where the meaning is explicit and straight forward.

• Literal Language

• Figurative Language

• Hyperbole

• Simile

A poem told using pronouns such as "she" and "he" that tells the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Limited Point of View

A phrase that exaggerates something on purpose

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

A poem written using pronouns such as "she" and "he" that tells the thoughts and feelings of all characters

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

This type of language appeals to the five senses

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia