unit 6 Flashcards
Repetition of the initial consonants of words
Alliteration
A poem without predictable rhyme, rhythm, or length of line or stanza
Free Verse
excessive exaggeration to make a point
Hyberbole
The use of vivid words that appeal to the readers senses of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch.
Imagery
A comparison of two dissimilar things that implies some sort of equality between the things
Metaphor
A word that makes the sound of the action it describes
Onomatopoeia
A comparison that gives human qualities to inanimate objects
Personification
The pattern of the end rhymes in a poem
Rhyme scheme
A comparison of two dissimilar things that uses “like” or “as”
Simile
The narrator of a poem
Speaker
A group of lines of poetry, usually similar in length and pattern
Stanza
Something in a poem that stands for something larger than itself
Symbol
