Poetry Terms for EOG Review

2. poem, poem that tells a story It follows the plot diagram
3. use of a sound, word, or phrase to emphasize it
10. rhyme,rhymes at the end of lines
11. compare two things without using like or as
13. give something human qualities to things that aren't human
15. metaphor, comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a poem
17. devices,types of figurative language that add a musical quality to poetry like alliteration
18. song like poems that tell a story about adventure and romance
19. scheme,the pattern of each line: Ex. ABCD ABCD AABB ABAB
20. of vowel sounds: a e i o u and sometimes y
21. three line Japanese poem usually about nature
23. like or as to compare two unlike things
25. couplet,two lines that rhyme
26. pattern beats and stressed syllables

1. consonant end sounds at the end of words.
4. of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
5. of sounds at the end of words. Ex: hand and land
6. poetry is structured a group of lines
7. language,writing that is imaginative and not meant to be taken literally
8. verse, poetry without rhymes and without structure
9. poem,expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker
12. of words that imitate sounds
14. rhyme,when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of a line
16. or speech that appeals to the senses
22. humorous silly five line poem
24. description that appeals to the senses