Poetry Vocab

a type of writing where words are arranged based on their meaning, sound, and rhythm to share ideas and feelings

• novel
• poetry
• essay
• prose

a person who writes poetry

• journalist
• novelist
• poet
• playwright

imagery, sound devices, and figurative language and poets choose their words carefully

• poetry tools

• Sound devices are irrelevant in poetry.
• Imagery is only about visual descriptions.
• Poets use random words to create confusion.

is a way of describing something that makes the reader feel like they can see, hear, smell, taste, and feel

• Imagery

• Visual description
• Auditory expression
• Tactile representation

are tools poets use to create sound and mood

• Character development techniques
• Narrative structure and themes
• Imagery and symbolism
• Sound devices

words that sound the same; cat and hat

• synonyms
• antonyms
• homographs
• rhyming words

words that are repeated over and over

• rehearsal
• repeating words

• duplication
• iteration

words that shows a noise

• sound words/devices

• silence
• shout
• whisper

words that are sounds; pop and bang

• onomatopoeia

• whisper
• sizzle
• crash

words that have the same beginning sound; silly, slimy, and snake

• happy
• hasty
• honey
• alliteration