Poetry Vocabulary

Poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme

The ways in which poetry lines are organized

Words and phrases that communicate more than their literal meanings

The use of one idea or object to represent another

Description of inanimate objects, animals, or ideas as if they were human.

Is Mr. Vanboeing the best teacher ever?

words/phrases that re-create sensory experiences

Comparison of two things that are basically different

Lyric poem with 14 lines

Pattern of end rhymes in a poem

Sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for Emphasis

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Narrative poem intended to be sung or recited aloud

Short poem in which speaker expresses person thoughts or feelings

Complex lyric poem with serious and Dignified theme

A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem

Repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words/lines

Words whose sound echo their meaning

The core unit of a poem

The use of words for their auditory effect