Peotry Vocab Flashcards
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem. Rhyme scheme is illustrated with letters of the alphabet. A separate letter is used for each end rhyme.
Rhyme scheme
A group of lines that are linked together, often by a thought. This is simian to a paragraph in prose.
Stanza
A sound element of poetry, it is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm
A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Meter
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem.
Couplet
A four line poem or stanza, usually united by meter and rhyme.
Quatrain
The deliberate use and arrangement of words to create a special effect.
Figurative language
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common.
Simile
A comparison of two things that have a quality in common.
Metaphor
A metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or over the course of an entire poem.
Extended metaphor
The use of a person, place or object to stand for something other than itself.
Symbolism
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the word.
Alliteration
The repetition of a consonant sound in several words.
Consonance
The repetition of a vowel sound.
Assonance
A five-line poem that is often humorous.
Limerick
