Poetry Terms

Poetry is divided into ________, or groups of words

• lines

• stanzas

• rhyme

• paragraphs

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects is called__________.

• metaphor

• personification

• stanza

• imagery

A type of literature that uses sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in imaginative and surprising ways.

• essay

• stanza

• novel

• poetry

The repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the end of words is called __________

• repetition

• rhyme

Lines are organized into units of meaning called_______

• poem

• words

• devices

• stanzas

Making a comparison by saying that one thing is another thing is called_________.

• simile

• metaphor

Using descriptive words to create an image is called ___________.

• imagery

• lines

• poetry

• simile

When several words begin with the same sound in a line or paragraph:

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Compares things using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

When words sound like what they mean:

• personification

• alliteration

• lines

• onomatopoeia