| Term | Definition |
|---|
| stanza | lines grouped together and separated by a space from the next group of lines. |
| form | arrangement of lines or structure of a poem. |
| line | horizontal grouping of words that form a unit of meaning. |
| free verse | lines of poetry that are written without rules, regular beat or rhyme. |
| sound devices | rhyme, rhythm, repetition, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. |
| rhyme | repetition of sounds at the ends of words. |
| internal rhyme | use of rhymes within a line. |
| rhyme scheme | pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines. |
| rhythm | the pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllables. |
| meter | the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables. |
| repetition | sounds, words, phrases used more than once in a poem. |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonant sounds. |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sound. |
| imagery | words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. |
| figurative language | use of expressions that are not literally true to create original description. |
| simile | comparison using like or as. |
| metaphor | comparison without using like or as. |
| personification | giving human qualities to something not human. |
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