Poetry Vocabulary

3. a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.
4. 3 line stanza
6. 14-line lyric poem written in iambic pentameter with a particular rhyming scheme
8. Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
12. Process of figuring out a poem's metrical pattern; involves marking stressed and unstressed syllables
13. repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines
15. a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
16. repetition of the first sound of several words in a line ("Full fathom five thy father lies")
17. Words that sound similar but are not exact rhymes
19. ten syllables, with each unaccented syllable followed by an accented one U/U/U/U/U/
21. 4 line stanza
22. Rhythmical pattern determined by number and type of stresses, or beats, in each line
23. a comparison between 2 objects using "like" or "as"
24. A poet's specific choice of words for their denotative and connotative, as well as affective impact.

1. Writing or speech not intended to be interpreted literally, but figuratively / imaginatively
2. Descriptive language used to create sensory experiences; details of sight, sound, taste, touch, smell or movement to help a reader sense the experience being described
5. The poetic representation of a painting or sculpture in words
7. Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem (identified by using different letters for different sounds at end of lines)
9. Group of lines in a poem considered as a unit
10. Repeated ending sounds in words
11. the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
14. words imitate actual sounds
15. One accented syllable and one or more unaccented syllables
18. Poetry that doesn't follow any regular meter or rhyme scheme.
20. 2 line stanza