Poetry Terms

2. It expresses the ordinary in an extraordinary way.
3. A comparison WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as."
8. established rhythm of a poem, based on sounds and accents
9. a 5-line poem using nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe a topic.
10. plain, shame, lame, grain.
11. A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba
12. A Poem in which the arrangement of the letters and words add meaning.
13. The repetition of vowel sounds in words like …
16. A specific style of poem that follows a strict pattern, originally from Japan
17. The use of words that sound like the noise they name
18. A type of poetry that does not have any rhyme, meter patterns or specific pattern

1. The repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm or emphasis
4. A comparison in which something that is NOT human is described with HUMAN qualities.
5. The pattern of sounds and beats that helps poetry flow from one idea to the next
6. A "poetry paragraph"
7. A Poem in which each line begins with the letter which is the title of the poem
14. A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
15. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds like dance, dare and drop
19. Words sharing a vowel sound at the end of the word.