Poetry Terms

This--in a poem--is like a paragraph in an essay. It is one section of the poem, set apart from other sections by a blank line.

• meter

• rhyme

• stanza

• couplet

Type of poetry that does NOT rhyme.

• free verse

• narrative

• lyrical

• humorous

This is the attitude of the poet or writer shown through his or her word choices and techniques.

• tone

• mood

• imagery

• poetry

A poet writes with a certain attitude or tone and makes the reader sense a certain feeling or…

• symbol

• mood

• imagery

• metaphor

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

• onomatopoeia

• when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

• assonance

• the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

• consonance

• the repetition of vowel sounds within words

• alliteration

• the repetition of consonant sounds within words

• rhyme scheme

This is a couple of lines--usually similar lengths, with the same meter, and they often rhyme.

• stanza

• meter

• haiku

• couplet

Compares two things using LIKE or AS.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

Makes a comparison between two things NOT using the words LIKE or AS.

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

An exaggerated statement or claim.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

To give human characteristics to something non-human.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Idiom