Poetry Terms

The ____________ of a poem is revealed and supported by all of the other elements.

a traditional Japanese poem about nature; three lines with a total of 17 syllables

the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph

a poem that has a specific theme

language that appeals to the five senses, creates a mental picture

giving a non-living thing human or animal characteristics

language not meant to be taken literally

a humorous 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme

a beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables in words

repetition of similar sounds, especially consonants sounds within words or at the end

words that imitate the sounds to which they refer

the repetition of vowel sounds in words close together

a 5-line unrhymed poem with specific rules or format

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words like in "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."

the repetition of the same vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words

a direct comparison of two unlike things

a poem that tells a story

What are the two adjectives used to describe the topic of this poem?