| Term | Definition |
|---|
| speaker | imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem |
| imagery | A word, phrase, or figure of speech (especially a simile or a metaphor) that addresses the senses, suggesting mental pictures of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, or actions. Images offer sensory impressions to the reader and also convey emotions and moods through their verbal pictures. |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles |
| Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification. |
| simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| personification | the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. |
| Symbol | An object of an act that stands for something else. |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement for effect. |
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| assonance | the repitition of some or similar vowel sounds in stressed syables that end with different consonant sounds |
| consonance | the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words |
| End Rhyme | Same sounds occuring at the end of lines. |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem which can be charted as a, b, c...etc. |
| stanza | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
| extended metaphor | A type of a figure of speech that is developed over several lines or with several examples. |
| implied metaphor | Implies or suggests the comparison between the two thing without stating it directly |
| refrain | a repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines (poem, songs, speeches) |
| Narrative poetry | non-dramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates a story or narrative |
| ballad poetry | poetry that is a type of narrative poetry that specifically talks about love, adventure, or relationships |
| Concrete Poetry | Is one with a shape that suggests its subject; Example; A poem written about flowers in the shape of a flower. |
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