Poetry Terms

4. describing a nonhuman or inanimate object as if it had human qualities
5. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
6. compares two unlike things using words such as like, as, than, and resembles
9. the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables and provides a beat
11. a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit
13. an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature
14. the repetition of vowel sounds
17. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
18. something that has meaning in itself and also stands for something else

1. the repetition of consonant sounds
2. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
3. sentence patterns that repeat
7. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
8. A four line stanza
9. the chiming effect of this adds to the music of a poem; ex: night, flight, light, site
10. language that appeals to our senses
12. two rhyming lines that are consecutive
15. a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture
16. A poetic unit of three lines, rhymed or unrhymed