8th Grade Poetry Terms

a single row of words that make up a unit or stanza

the structure of the writing/poem

techniques poets use to create certain sounds

repeating vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant

the use of a word, phrase, or line more than once

a regular pattern of rhythm

forms the units of the poem

words used in an imaginative way to communicate meaning beyond their strict definition

comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

pattern the end rhyming words follow

at the end of these words, sounds repeat themselves

A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

A repetition of sounds at the beginning of words