| Term | Definition |
|---|
| rhyme | repetition of similar sounds |
| rhythm | the musical quality created by a pattern of beats |
| repetition | to repeat a sound, word, phrase, or sentence |
| alliteration | repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words |
| figurative language | tools that a poet uses to create a special effect or feeling |
| personification | an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between two unlike things |
| imagery | language that appeals to the five senses |
| mood | the feeling created in the reader |
| assonance | repetition of a vowel sound in a series of words |
| consonance | repetition of a consonant sound anywhere in a group of words |
| internal rhyme | rhyme within a line of peotry |
| rhyme scheme | rhyme pattern which is determined by using the last word in the lines of poetry |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate the sound they represent |
| repetition | words that are used more than once for emphasis |
| narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story |
| free verse | poetry without a fixed rhyme scheme or meter |
| form | layout of a poem on a page |
| theme | underlying message in a piece of literature |
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