Poetry Terms Quiz

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.

The repetition of beginning sounds in a line of poetry.

Assigning human qualities to non-human things.

A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as".

Poetry that follows a regular rhyme scheme and rhythm.

Words or phrases that describe something in a way that creates pictures or images that appeal to the reader’s senses.

All literature that is not written as poetry.

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

The repetition of lines in a poem to stress the theme.