Poetry Terms

Front

TWO lines that rhyme.

Back

couplet

Front

Word pictures created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions

Back

imagery

Front

poem paragraph/groups of lines in a poem

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stanza

Front

same ending sounds of words

Back

rhyme

Front

extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Front

Repetition of the same beginning sound of words

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Alliteration

Front

direct comparison between two things (NOT using like or as)

Back

metaphor

Front

Words that appeal to the sight, hearing, smell, taste, and/or touch

Back

sensory detail

Front

pattern of rhymes used in a poem

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rhyme scheme

Front

comparison between two things using like or as

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simile