Poetry

sound device

creating imagery you hear in a poem using repetition, rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia

imagery

words or phrases that appeal to the five senses and creates a picture in the reader’s mind

metaphor

a comparison of two different things without like or as

onomatopoeia

a word that sounds like the noise it describes

personification

giving things that are not human, the personalities or actions of humans

line

a row of written words in a verse

stanza

lines of poetry grouped together and separated by spaces

poetic device

feature of a poem such as imagery, sound device, or figurative language

repetition

to repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem

rhyme

words that end in the same sound

rhyme scheme

the pattern of rhyme at the ends of lines

rhythm

the musical quality of a poem; a repetition of sounds and beats

simile

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

stanza

lines of poetry grouped together, often with the same rhyme scheme or rhythm.

theme

the message or life lesson in literature (such as a story, novel, or poem)

tone

the author's attitude toward the subject or audience in the text