Poetry Terms

4. A type of poem that tells a tragic story, often narrated by someone who has done something wrong (like an outlaw), containing a simple rhyme scheme.
5. The speaker or poet's attitude toward the subject
6. A type of poem that expresses the thoughts, feelings, and state of mind of the poet.
12. Giving animals/objects the characteristics of humans
17. The use of words with the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close to one another.
19. Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
20. Lines in a poem that end with the same or similar sound.

1. Poetry that has neither rhyme nor a specific syllable requirement per line.
2. Makes an implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but share common characteristics.
3. The emotions the reader is made to feel when reading the poem
7. When words have the same or similar vowel sounds within lines.
8. A figurative expression that means something different from its literal meaning.
9. The continuation of a sentence over a line break without the use of punctuation.
10. A direct comparison using “like” or “as”
11. A contradictory statement or phrase.
13. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create comic effect.
14. A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.
15. A poem with 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, containing either 3 quatrains and a couplet OR an octave and a sestet.
16. Words that sound similar but do not rhyme exactly.
18. The use of language that appeals to the five senses with vivid descriptions: