Poetry Terms

"She is a beautiful flower." "He is a pig."

Rhyme within the same line of poetry

"Many mammals named Sam are clammy."

A group of lines in poetry (like a paragraph in a story)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

The speed or tempo of the intended reading of the poem or story

a comparison between 2 unlike things (showing how they are the same)

"He runs like a cheetah."

Objects are given human qualities

A statement that says less than what it means

Poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme

A line of poetry that does not end in punctuation

When you are hungry - "I'm STARVING!"

Exaggeration or overstatement

The chair groaned as I sat down

Words that have the same ending sound (bad, sad, glad)

Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together

Repetition of initial consonant sounds of words that are close together

The pattern of the poem

Repetition of the same consonant 2 or more times in close succession (close together)

Bug, rug, hug, shrug

Consecutive, rhyming lines of poetry

"I'll be right back" as you go to face certain death outside...

The person telling the story in a poem (like a narrator)

A line in poetry that ends in punctuation

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers