englsih poetry

why did it censor fuck

alliteration

alliteration

multiple words in a sentence beginning with the same sound

assonance

multiple words in a phrase that share the same vowel sound in syllables

consonance

multiple words in a phrase that share the same consonant sound in syllables

pun

joke in which exploits the multiple meanings of a word. sans undertale

onomatopoeia

sounds being described though words

rhyme

endings of words possessing the same sound

rhythm

beat or flow of a poem (look i changed it are you happy now)

simile

using like or as to compare things

metaphor

comparing two different things

allusion

reference to an idea, person, place, etc that holds some kind of significance

personification

giving human-like qualities to non-human things

zoomorphism

giving things non-human-like qualities (aka furries)

idiom

phrase that is non-literal in its figurative meaning

visual imagery

describing to allow the reader to experience or see the poem and its visualisation

auditory imagery

describing sounds to allow the reader to imagine the poem’s audio

tactile imagery

describing using words to make the reader feel touch or imagine this sense

olfactory imagery

describing to allow the reader to understand/feel the smell

gustatory imagery

describing to allow the reader to feel or guess the taste of something (cum)

line

line in a poem pretty fucking self-explanatory

stanza

group of lines, normalement it’s separated by a skipped line

enjambment

when a sentence transfers and continues over to the next line.

repetition

repeating repeating repeating c’mon for fucks sake

anaphora

repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause

epistrophe

repeating a word or phrase at the end of a clause

meter

100cm, just kiddinf its the rhythm and beat of a poem

oxymoron

contradictory terms appear next to each other

analogy

comparison between two different things to see a point of similarity