| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Stanza | Any four lines of poetry |
| Couplet | Two lines of poetry that rhyme |
| Metaphor | Comparing one thing to another |
| Simile | Comparing two things using the words (like, as, or than) |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to something that is non-human |
| Hyperbole | Deliberate exaggeration |
| Synecdoche | Using a part of something to represent a whole |
| Aliteration | The repitition of consonant sounds that rhyme |
| Assonance | The repitition of vowel sounds that rhyme |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that sound the same as they look |
| Rhyme Scheme | How the poem rhymes |
| Imagery | Any line appealing to the five senses (sight, touch, smell, hear, taste) |
| Tone | The attidude the speaker has while writing the poem |
| Speaker | The person writing the poem |
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