Poetry Vocabulary

1. comparing two things using like or as
4. words that express more than their literal meaning (ex. simile, metaphor, personification, etc.)
6. poetry that does not have any end rhyme.
7. gives human qualities to nonhuman things
12. poetry that tells a story.
14. an extreme exaggeration
15. the use of words with similar end sounds
17. a group of lines (a paragraph for poems)
18. two words that rhyme on the same line
20. The use of words that begin with the same letter sound. (ex. Silly Sally said stop)
22. Comparing two things not using like or as.

2. short, musical poetry that deals with thoughts and emotions.
3. a row of words (just one line)
5. the repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in words (ex. Kate stayed late at the lake)
8. the use of the same words or phrases over and over (helps the reader focus on the speaker’s main point)
9. a description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.)
10. two words that rhyme at the end of lines
11. the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words (The butter is better eat).
13. the person that narrates the poem
15. the pattern of end rhyme in a poem (to find the rhyme scheme mark each of the end rhyme using letters starting with “a”) (ex. aabba)
16. The person that wrote the poem
19. a metaphor that is used throughout a stanza or an entire poem.
21. the use of words that sound like the word they describe (ex. boom, buzz)