Poetic Elements & Structure

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, such as 'bang', 'snap', or 'buzz'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', suggesting that one thing is another.

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What is a couplet in poetry?

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A couplet is a pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like', 'as', 'than', or 'resembles'.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, often used to create rhythm or enhance the musical quality of poetry.

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What is meter in poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.