Poetry Terms MS 2025

What is it called when the meaning goes from one line of poetry to the next, without stopping at the end of the line?

What are the techniques that appeal to the hearing of the reader known as?

What is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds called?

A _________________ is a type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things.

__________________ is regular written language.

A ______________________ is a type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as.'

What are words that imitate sounds known as?

A ___________ is a type of figurative language that compares two things using "like" or "as."

____________________ is when words have similar but not identical ending sounds.

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?

Repetition of the ending sounds of words is called ______________.

_____________________ is the word to describe the writing style that helps convey meaning, purpose or tone.

What is the repetition of consonant sounds near each other called?

_____________________ are the spoken words between characters.

_________________ is the shape or plan for a poem.

A _________________ is a type of figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration for effect.

What is repeating sounds, words, phrases, lines, or even whole stanzas known as?

_____________________ is the repetition of vowel sounds in words.