Poetry Terms (AI)

Symbol

represents an idea, concept, or object beyond its literal meaning.

Metaphor

compares two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another.

Personification

human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

Simile

compares two things using "like" or "as."

Hyperbole

involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

Metonymy

word or phrase is substituted with another word or phrase that is closely associated with it.

Synecdoche

a part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa.

Alliteration

repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Apostrophe

a speaker addresses an absent or imaginary person, object, or idea.

Assonance

repetition of vowel sounds within words in close proximity.

Consonance

repetition of consonant sounds within words in close proximity.

Onomatopoeia

words imitate or suggest the sound they describe.

Slant Rhyme

is a type of rhyme in which the sounds are similar but not identical.

Rhythm

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry or prose.

Meter

rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Refrain

repeated line or phrase in a poem or song, often at regular intervals.

Couplet

pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

Quatrain

stanza or verse in a poem consisting of four lines.

Connotation

emotional or cultural associations that a word carries beyond its literal meaning.

Ellipses

series of three dots (...) used to indicate the omission of words or a pause in speech or thought.

Caesura

pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation or a natural pause in speech.

Paradox

statement or situation that appears contradictory but may reveal a deeper truth or meaning.

Allusion

reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature or art.

Irony

contrast between what is expected or intended and what actually occurs.

Stanza

group of lines in a poem, often with a specific rhyme scheme or pattern.

Speaker

voice or persona assumed by the author in a poem or literary work.