Poetry

2. A comparison using like or as (e.g., as brave as a lion).
5. Repetition of similar sounding words at the end of lines (e.g., sky and high).
10. Main message or idea explored in a poem.
12. A grouped set of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose.
13. A word that imitates a sound (e.g., buzz, crash, sizzle).
14. Giving human traits to non-human things (e.g., the wind whispered).
15. Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).

1. Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words (e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck).
3. Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words (e.g., mellow wedding bells).
4. Sound effect created when 's' or 'sh' sounds are created in words placed closed together.
6. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
7. Exaggeration for effect (e.g., I’ve told you a million times).
8. Technique used to emphasis a point or message.
9. A direct comparison between two unlike things (e.g., Time is a thief).
11. Poet's attitude towards subject matter of poem.
16. Feeling or atmosphere of the poem.