Poetry Terms

Attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas

Any fixed number of lines that form a unit in a poem

The idea or feeling associated with a word

A poem for the dead

A poem that expresses personal emotion

The universal message of a piece of writing

Using the same word or phrase multiple times

A narrative poem

A poem with 14 lines and a fixed rhyme scheme

Break down into parts to study

Using language in a nonliteral way for effect

Using words that imitate the sound they make

A figure of speech that SUGGESTS a nonliteral comparison

The author's attitude in a piece of writing

Make sense of or give meaning to

A figure of speech that DIRECTLY STATES a comparison

A unit of four lines in a poem

Something visible that represents something invisible

Using the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words

Using language in a straightforward, direct way 

To express the same message in different words

A unit of two lines in a poem