Poetry Flashcards
Prose
organized into sentences and paragraphs
stanza
division of a poem with at least 2 lines that are arranged together as a group
Simile
compares using like, as, and than
personification
describes something non-human with human qualities.
hyperbole
an over-exaggerated statement
metaphor
compares two different things without using like, as, and than
extended metaphor
a metaphor that is developed all the way through the poem
alliteration
repeats beginning constant sounds in words
onomatopoeia
a word that sounds like the noise it describes
allusion
a reference to someone, something, time, etc. that is well known.
Rhyme scheme
organized plan (pattern)
idiom
phrases that meant to be taken literally
theme
the life lesson of a story
symbolism
something that has a meaning by itself, but also a deeper meaning.