Poetry Terms

2. a comparison of two different things using the words "like" or "as"
5. meaning When words function exactly as they are written, they mean just what they say.
8. verse poetry that follows no rules
9. using words and phrases to draw the reader to make sensory connections.
11. scheme the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem
13. how the author feels about the subject or content of the poem (author's attitude)
14. rhyme rhyming words within a line
17. a group of lines in a poem
18. rhyme the last word on each line rhymes
19. metaphor When an entire poem or the major part of the work is a metaphor.
20. a reference to another piece of literature or to history

1. an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
3. a comparison of two different things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"
4. the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
6. something that stands for itself, but also represents something else
7. giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals
10. how a reader feels about the subject as a result of the choices of the author
12. beat caused by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
15. the repetition of sounds
16. words that spell out sounds; words that sound like what they mean