Poetry Terms

Repetition at the beginning of words in the form of consonant sounds is known as alliteration.

Imitation of real sounds through words is known as onomatopoeia.

What is a comparison of two unlike things (not using like or as)? a metaphor

What is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as? a simile

What is an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true and is not meant to be taken literally? hyperbole

What is giving human qualities to nonhuman things called? personification

What is assonance? The repetition of the same vowel sounds among words

What is a rhyme scheme in poetry? the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or song

What is a single line of a poem called? verse

What is a grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a line of space; the paragraph of poetry? stanza

What is poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure called? free verse

What is the repetition of sounds called? rhyme

What is it called when a word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis? repetition

What is a form of poetry that tells a story and has a setting, characters, and a plot; written in structured form with rhyme; can be long or short, simple or complex?  narrative poem

What do we call words that say the same way they sound? onomatopoeia