song or poem written as lament for the dead

poetry with an irregular rhyme or line pattern that reflects the author's own style

a comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

traditional poem of Japan with three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables

at the end of lines, words rhyme

a great exaggeration

words that sound like the name of the word; sound effect

narrative poem; often passed along from generation to generation

at the beginning of words, there is a repetition of consonants

short poem that expresses personal feelings or emotions; often written in songlike style or form

an inanimate object is given human like characteristic

poem consisting of 14 lines with a formal rhyme scheme; expresses a thought or feeling in a unified way

words that rhyme are in the middle of the line

poem that tells a story and includes characters, plot, and setting

the poet's attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation) and the readers, set by the poem's vocabulary, meter, syntax, use of figurative language, and rhyme

anywhere in the words, there is a repetition of vowels

narrative poem, usually about the adventures and heroic deeds of a folk hero

a grouping of lines separated from others in a poem

light, humorous, five-line verse with an AABBAA rhyme pattern

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as; saying something IS something