Poetic Terms

4. a comparison of two unlikely things using "like", "as", or "resembles"
7. the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem
9. sounds that are similar but not exact
10. when it says something is something else
13. the attitude of the speaker, not the poet
15. repetition of constant sounds in the middle of words
16. an over exaggeration
17. has no regular rhythm or rhyme
20. reference to a person, place, thing or event that commonly known in literature, history, politics, science, sports, or the arts

1. repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants
2. repetition of consonant sounds appear closely together
3. language that appeals to the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, sound
5. poetry that expresses the speaker's emotions/thoughts, but does not tell a story
6. when images imply a comparison
8. words that rhyme exactly
11. the meaning of the poem-the central idea.
12. sound words/noise words
14. when you say or do something that is opposite of what is excpected
18. the alternation of stressed and unstressed sounds that make words rise and fall
19. the feeling a poem gives off