Poetry Terms

3. structure repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
9. repeating words or phrases for emphasis
12. a disagreement between what is said and what is understood, or what is expected and what actually occurs
13. exaggeration for the sake of emphasis or effect
14. language writing or speech that is not meant to be interpreted literally
17. A grouping of lines within a poem
20. the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject
21. giving human traits to non-human things
23. the central message or insight revealed through a literary work
24. words that imitate sounds
25. comparing two things using "like" or "as"
27. A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes
28. the feeling of a piece of literature

1. The rhythmical pattern of a poem
2. repeating the same sound at the beginning of words
4. a way of indicating or hinting at what will come later
5. The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem.
6. repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables
7. A pair of rhyming lines
8. A category type of literature
10. Comparing two things - by saying one thing is another or using a more descriptive word than usual, "than"
11. A sentence in a poem
15. creates word pictures using details of sight, sound, taste, touch, smell and movement
16. Repetition of vowel sounds in two or more neighboring words.
18. refers either directly or indirectly to a person, event, or thing in history or to a work of art or literature
19. A pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language
22. scheme A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
26. metaphor several comparisons used to describe something as though it were something else