Unit 2: Poetry

2. a poem that does not rhyme or have a specific pattern
4. the pattern of syllables that affects the flow and beat in a poem
8. a grouping of lines in a poem
11. the repetition of consonant sounds
12. two consecutive lines of poetry that typically rhyme
13. words that end in the same sounds
14. a narrative poem that tells a story
15. a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings, thoughts and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm
16. when a word or phrase is repeated more than once, often for the purpose of emphasis
18. a Japanese poem with 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables (17 total syllables)
20. the repetition of vowel sounds
21. the repetition of a word at the end of lines

1. when the author compares to unlike things by referring to one as the other
3. the continuation of a thought without a pause for punctuation into the next line of poetry
5. extreme exaggeration
6. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines
7. descriptive language that engages the human senses (smell, sight, taste, sound, touch)
8. a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes
9. a word that represents a sound or actually imitates the sound it stands for
10. figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human traits
17. the repeating of letters or sounds at the beginning of multiple words
19. the author's attitude toward the subject