Poetry Terminology

3. The organization of a poem, the way a poet chooses to physically build the language
5. Rhyme ______: The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or verse
6. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, line lengths, and beat in a poem (meter)
7. _______ Devices: The use of audible techniques like rhyme, onomatopoeia, and alliteration to add meaning in a poem
8. Repeated use of sounds, words, phrases, or ideas for effect and emphasis
12. Any writing that is not poetry, follows grammatical rules
13. The message a poet/author is trying to convey through their fictional writing
14. The use of descriptive details to create a picture for the reader
17. _______ Poetry: Any type of poem that follows specific requirements, rhyme, rhythm, and/or meter

1. Free ______: A poem that does not use consistent rhythm, rhyme, or meter
2. The voice, narrator, or perspective a poem is told from
4. Repetition of sounds at the ends of words
7. A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose
9. A kind of rhythmic language that uses figures of speech, imagery, and sound devices designed to appeal to a reader's emotions
10. The writer's attitude toward the subject of their work
11. _______ Language: A type of creative language to add meaning to writing (examples: similes, metaphors, personification)
15. The way the reader feels towards what they're reading
16. The author of a poem