poetry vocab
Order by
18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sound devices | they add a musical quality to poetry and are used to enhance a poem's mood and meaning |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| rhythm | the beat created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| repetion | the use of any element of language more than once |
| onomatopeia | the use of words that imitates sounds |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words |
| figurative language | writing or speech that isn't meant to be taken literally |
| figures of speech | many types of figurative language and are used to state ideas in a viviid and imaginative way |
| metaphors | describe one thing as if it were something else. Often point out a similarity between two unlike things. |
| similes | use like or as to compare two apparently unlike things and show similarities between the two |
| personification | gives human qualities to something that is nonhuman |
| sensory language | writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses |
| images | word pictures created by sensory language |
| narrative | poetry that tells a story in verse |
| lyric | exresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in giggly musical verse |
| concrete | shaped to look like their subjects |
| haiku | three-line Japanese verse form |
| limerick | a humorous, rhyming, 5 line poem with a specific |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.