Terminology in Poetry Analysis

A set of flashcards outlining key terminology used in poetry analysis.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Imagery

The use of language to engage the senses, creating mental pictures or evoking smells.

Line and Stanza

Stanzas are groupings of lines in a poem, separated by blank lines like paragraphs in a formal text.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that implicitly compares two things, often by stating that one thing is another.

Narrator

The person telling the story.

Personification

A figure of speech that attributes human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.

Rhyme Scheme

The pattern of rhymes in a poem, usually described with letters.

Imagery

Use of language to engage the senses

Simile