Poetry Flashcards
Stanza
A grouping if lines in a poem
Meter
A unit of rhythm in poetry
Rhyme
A repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables of two words
End rhyme
A rhyme that occurs in the last syllables or words in two lines
Slant rhyme
A rhyme with words that have similar but not identical sounds
Internal rhyme
A rhyme that occurs in a single line
Rhyme scheme
The ordered pattern of rhyme at the ends of lines or the poem
Haiku
A type of poem
Simile
Comparing something using like or as
Hyperbole
A Exaggeration
Metaphor
Comparing something without like or as
Personification
Giving a non human human.Traits
Alliteration
A number of words having the same first consonant
Anaphora
Deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence
Refrain
A verse that apears at the end of a stanza
Consonance
Repetition of constant sounds
Assonance
Repetition in vowel sounds
Denotation
A literal meaning of a word
Connotation
An idea or felling that the word evokes
Imagery
To use figurative to represent objects
Sensory language
Using language to create mental pictures
Onomatopoeia
A word which imitates the natural sound of a thing
Symbol
Using an object or action that means something more then it’s meaning
Mood
A literary element that evokes certain emotions
Tone
An attitude of a writer toward a subject
