Poetry Terms Flashcards
alliteration
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line of poetry
assonance
Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other
consonance
Repeated consonant sounds at the endings of words usually within a single line of poetry
rhyme
Words that have different beginning sounds but whose endings sound alike, including the final vowel sound
slant (or half) rhyme
Only the final consonant sounds of the words are the same but the vowels are different.
*near rhyme
*The final vowel sounds in lines are the same but the final consonants are slightly different
connotation
The understood meaning of a word. It carries emotions and shades of meaning that set it apart from the specific dictionary meaning
denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
metaphor
A direct comparison of two things. Will often utilize state of being verbs
personification
Attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract ideas or animals
simile
a direct comparison of two things using like or as
line numbers
Usually written on the left hand side of the poem noting every 5 lines
verse
A single line of poetry (or a particular form of poetry)
stanza
A division of a poem created by arranging the lines of verse into a unit. (aka the grouping together of lines of verse)
stanza forms
Determined by the number of lines in a stanza couplet - 2 lines of verse tercet - 2 lines of verse quatrain (or quatro) - 4 lines of verse etc.
