Poetry Vocab

4. the voice that talks to the reader, like the narrator in a fictional story. NOT always the poet
6. a comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common. does NOT contain a word such as like, as, than, or resembles
9. words that appear to the readers' senses. usually try to describe places, characters, and events.
11. a grouping of 2 or more lines in a poem
12. a type of literature in which ideas, images and feeling are expressed in a few words
16. giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
17. rhyme, rhyme that occurs withIN a line
18. a regular pattern of rhythm
19. help express meaning and emotions, comes from rhyme, rhythm, and repetition

1. the shape the words and lines make of the page
2. verse, poetry without regular patterns of rhyme or rhythm
3. the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words
5. the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
7. language, words are used to express more than a dictionary meaning. conveys vivid images
8. repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
10. a single row of test or words within a poem, and it is a fundamental unit of organization, often determined by rhythm, meaning, syllable count, pacing, or rhyme
13. the use of a sound, words, or phases more than once. Writers use to bring certain ideas, sounds, or feelings to readers' attention
14. rhyme, occurs at the END of lines
15. a comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common. contains a word such as like, as, resembles, or than