Poetry Terms

2. language that appeals to the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, sound
4. repetition of constant sounds in the middle of words
8. the alternation of stressed and unstressed sounds that make words rise and fall
9. when you say or do something that is the opposite of what is expected
11. has no regular rhyme or rhythm
12. sound words
15. the attitude of the speaker, not the poet
16. the feeling a poem gives off
17. giving non-human things human characteristics and qualities

1. a comparison of two likely things using "like", "as", or "resembles"
3. words that rhyme exactly
5. poetry that expresses the speakers emotions/thoughts but does not tell a story
6. an over exaggeration
7. the meaning of the poem-the central idea
10. a comparison of two unlikely things without using like or as
13. repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants
14. reference to a person, place, thing, or event that is commonly known in literature, history, politics, science, sports, or the arts