Poetry Review

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that sounds like what it means (e.g., boom, tick).

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Speaker

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The narrator of a poem.

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Imagery

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Words or phrases that appeal to any of the five senses or any combination of senses.

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Rhyme

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Words that end in the same sound (e.g., hat and cat).

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words (e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).

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Tone

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The attitude or emotional quality of a poem, conveyed through word choice and style.

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Meter

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

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Stanza

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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Theme

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The central idea or message conveyed in a poem.

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Couplet

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