English poetry terms flash cards

Set: English poetry terms

Term	Definition
simile	a comparison using like or as
metaphor	a comparison without using like or as
personification	giving human qualities to non- humans
alliteration	same sound at the beginning of consonant words
free verse	poem in a conversational tone
stanza	a grouping of two or more lines in poetry
quatrain	a stanza with four lines
couplet	two consecutive rhyming lines
form	an arrangement of lines or structure in a poem
onomatopoeia	words that imitate sound
end rhyme	words rhyming at the end of lines in poetry
internal rhyme	words rhyming within a lines of poetry
rhyme scheme	a pattern of a rhyme at the end of lines
meter	a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
repetition	sounds, words, or phrases used more than once
imagery (figurative language)	words and phrases that appeal to the five senses