Elements of Poetry Vocabulary

stretching the truth through a comparison, idiom or word play

Japanese poem

feeling created by the poet through the use of words

language which appeals to the five senses

repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words

a direct comparison between two different things

a word or message is spelled vertically using the first letter of each line

comparison between two things using "like" and "as"

combination of elements used to create a feeling or special effect/something other than literal

words used to create sounds/noises

giving an animal, object, or idea human qualities

a short poem written to express the poet's thoughts in a musical way.

a phrase of everyday words that doesn't exactly mean what they say: Let the cat out of the bag.

the attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience

repetition of the ending, the beginning or the middle of a phrase/sentence sounds

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

repeating words, sounds, phrases

a regular pattern of rhythm

a group of lines in a poem

a poem that tells a story