1.1 Poetry Vocabulary

Front

Lines that are grouped together like a paragraph?

Back

stanza

Front

The repeating of beginning consonant sounds of a series of words? Example: Buzzing Bumble Bee

Back

alliteration

Front

Sensory language that paints a picture on the reader's mind. Uses the senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste?

Back

imagery

Front

Sound words?
Options: end rhyme, meter, onomatopoeia, alliteration

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

The repeating of sounds or words to create an effect? Example: Ho, Ho, Ho Santa brings presents, presents, presents!

Back

repetition

Front

Lines that do not have end punctuation?

Back

line breaks

Front

The pattern of stresses or beats in a poem?

Back

rhythm

Front

The rhyming pattern in a stanza or line? Example: AABBCC

Back

rhyme scheme

Front

Rhyming words inside a line and at the end of the line?
Example: I'm taking a trip on a big cruise ship.

Back

internal rhyme

Front

Rhyming words at the end of the line? Example: "I cannot go to school today,’ Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

Back

end rhyme