Poetry Vocabulary

Front

A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

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stanza

Front

The repetition of the same consonant or vowel sound at the beginning of closely associated words.

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alliteration

Front

Language used to create images in the mind of the reader.

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imagery

Front

Comparing two dissimilar things, DOES NOT USE "Like" or "As"

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metaphor

Front

Comparing two things using "Like" or "As"

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simile

Front

Positioning two or more words close together with similar sounds. Commonly found at the end of the sentence.

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rhyme

Front

Person sharing the poem with the reader.

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speaker/narrator

Front

Feeling and emotion that the poem conveys.

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tone

Front

Human characteristics are given to things that are not human.

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personification

Front

Repetition of a vowel sound in a sentence or line of words in a text.

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assonance