Poetry Review

The use of words to imitate sounds

Giving human characteristics to something non human

The pattern of unstressed and stressed sounds that focuses on the sounds that a poem makes.

A poem that is musical in nature and expresses feelings and emotions

A poem that tells a story and includes Elements of Fiction

The formal division of lines in a poem which is considered a unit. Like a paragraph.

The pattern of rhyme at the end of lines (Example: ABCB)

Poetry that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or pattern.

The repetition of sounds at the end of words

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

This helps a reader to picture things in a new way. Is not meant to be taken literally.

A set of lines grouped together within a poem, almost like a paragraph