alliteration
repetition of the same consonant/sound at the beginning of a word
allusion
a reference to something else
anaphora
same word/words at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
consonance
repetition of the same consonant sound inside of words
couplet
a pair of lines, or a stanza with only two lines
end-rhyme
rhyme at the end of lines
end-stop
the end of a line that's a complete and proper sentence
enjambment
a proper sentence chopped into two different lines
epigraph
a brief quotation that is sometimes placed after the title of a poem
figurative language
language that conveys meanings beyond the literal meaning of the word
form
the design/structure of a poem
formal poetry
poetry with rules and guidelines
free verse
poetry without rules and guidelines
imagery
descriptive language that appeals to all the senses
internal rhymes
rhymes within a line, not at the ends
line break
where a line ends
lyric poetry
a verse that expresses feelings and ideas instead of narrating
metaphor
a figurative language that compares two unalike things to create something deep
meter
the rhythm of a line
mood
the feeling of a poem
narrative poetry
a verse that tells a story
personification
a metaphor where a non human thing is talked about as if it were a human
poetry
a compressed type of descriptive writing that creates emotion and imagination
prose
stuff written in paragraph/sentence form (usually not poetry)
prose poem
poetry in disguise (prose form)
quatrain
stanza containing four lines
repetition
the repeating of things (sounds, lines, words, etc.,)
rhyme scheme
the pattern of end-rhymes in a poem
simile
a metaphor that includes the word "like, as, resembles, or than"
speaker
the person reading it to us
stanza
a group of lines
stanza break
the space in between stanzas
tercet
a trio of lines, a stanza containing three lines
tone
the attitude of the poem (funny, serious, etc.,)
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