Poems that have a rhyme and rhythm pattern of 1,2,5 and 3,4

Free of any poetic “have tos”--doesn’t have to have rhyme or rhythm

A poem which tells a story

A group of related lines in a poem

The repetition of the same beginning sound, usually a consonant, in a phrase or line of poetry. (tongue twisters) Ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.

An expression of ideas or feelings in words, usually having a form, rhythm, and rhyme.

The comparison of two things that are not really alike by using the words like or as. Ex. Her smile was like sunshine.

The author’s use of description and words for readers to imagine a picture in his/her mind.

a sound device in which a word makes the sound. Ex. Crash, bang, click.

The comparison of two things in which one is said to be another. Ex. The lake was a golden mirror.

A sound device in which sounds, words, or phrases are repeated to emphasize a point.

Words that end in the same sounds

End of a line where you pause when reading groups of words together

Separates different parts of a poem; place in a poem where are no words and you pause a little longer

Repetition of vowel sounds. Ex: “feeding leaves” or “pale wafer”

When a poem makes you feel a beat