Poetry Vocabulary

A place in the poem where a line ends without punctuation (not the end of a sentence).

A rhythmic pattern of syllables (the beat of the poem).

A poem that has a specific rhythm, meter, and rhyme.

The message or lesson the author teaches the reader.

a type of writing that uses imaginative language to express feelings about a specific topic

A pattern of rhyming words in a poem (found at the end of the line) (ex. first & third; second & fourth).

When two or more lines end with the same sound.

Lines or words that are repeated (often important).

Group of lines that gives the poem form (much like a paragraph in a story).

The voice of the poem.

The author of a poem.

A single line of words in a poem.

A mental picture or feeling the reader has created by word usage in the poem.

a poem that does not follow the rules (no rhyme, rhyme scheme, or meter)

A line shorter than those around it.