Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What do you call words that have the same ending sound?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is a poem with no rhyme called?

Back

Free verse

Front

What type of poem tells a story?

Back

Narrative poem

Front

What is the repetition of the same beginning sound in neighboring words called?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What do you call words that sound like the sounds they make?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is a poem that describes a shape called?

Back

Shape poem

Front

What is a poem that expresses personal thoughts and feelings?

Back

Lyric poem

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

Back

Stanza

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as' called?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things?

Back

Metaphor