Poetry Terms

__________ involves repeating the same sound or letter over and over.

__________ is the use of one thing to represent another.

Techniques used by writers to make a poem stronger are called...

__________ refers to the sections of a poem (similar to paragraphs).

__________ compares 2 things without using "like" or "as."

__________ compares 2 things using the words "like" or "as."

__________ places two concepts next to each other for contrast.

__________ is a poem that tells a story with a plot, characters, and a setting.

__________ is a poem that honors something or someone.

Metaphor, Alliteration and Hyperbole are examples of...

__________ is when a writer gives human features to a nonhuman thing.

__________ is a word that sounds like what it describes.

__________ refers to the general shape and appearance of a poem.

A __________ is essentially a paragraph in a poem.

__________ refers to things that repeat in a poem.

__________ is when a writer uses exaggerated statements or claims.

__________ is a poem originally from Japan that has 17 syllables in total.

A(n) ________________ of a poem is the meaning the reader believes it contains.

__________ refers parts of a poem that have similar sounds.

__________ is a poem in which the first letter of each line spells a message.