Poetry Vocabulary Words

Lines of poetry arranged in groups

• form

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

The way a poem looks on a page.

• form

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

The repetition of similar sounds and the pattern produced in a poem, usually marked by letters: abba.

• form

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

• rhythm

• sound

• tone

The poet's attitude towards his/her subject.

• rhythm

• sound

• tone

A kind of figurative language in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities.

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

Words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words.

• alliteration

• imagery

• personification

A comparison of two things that have something in common and directly states one thing is something else.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

• metaphor

• simile

• personification