Wewe Flashcards
Simile
A comparison that uses like or as
Metaphor
A comparison that doesn’t use like or as
Personification
The assigning of human qualities to a nonliving thing
Symbolism
The use of an image or thing to stand for something else
Allusion
A reference to another work such as the Bible or mythology
Lyric poem
A short poem that is like a song
Ode
A poem that has two or more stanzas with similar structures
Haiku
A very short poem with 17 syllables in three lines usually about nature
Sonnet
A poem that has fourteen lines with ten to twelve syllables per line first eight lines develop one idea last six lines question that idea.
Ballad
A short poem with stanzas of two or four lines and a refrain that repeats tells a story
Free verse
A poem that does not follow any. Rules of rhythm or rhyme
Poem
Is a type of writing in which the poet chooses and arranges words to create a strong feeling through meaning sound and rhythm
lines
rows of words
Stanzas
Are groups of lines set apart by spaces.
Rhyme
Describes words with the same ending sound
Rhyme scheme
The ending of certain lines rhyme with each other
Rhythm
Creates the beat of the poem
Meter
Is a recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Repetition
Is the repeating of words or lines in poetry
Alliteration
Is the repetition of an initial consonant sound
Point of view
Is the position or lookout from which the speaker tells a story or observes something
Speaker
In a poem is like the narrator of the story
Theme
The central idea that a poem explores
Tone
The mood of the poem
