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Poetry Terms (25)

Terms in this set (25)

Alliteration
Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words or phrases
Connotation
Idea or feeling that a word creates contrary to its literal definition
Denotation
Literal meaning of a word or phrase
Extended Metaphor
Authors explanation or analogy of a single metaphor
Freeverse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
Hyperbole
Exaggerated claims not meant to be taken literally
Idiom
Expression used in place of a literal phrase
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Lines
Group of words or sentence in a poem; groups of lines make up stanzas begins with capital letter
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object but is not literally applicable.
Meter
Unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats
Ode
Kind of poem devoted to praise meant to be expressed with deep feeling: elevated style
Onomatopoeia
Words used to describe sounds. ( BOOM!)
Paraphrase
express the meaning of the writer or writing using different words
Personification
The attribution of human characteristics to non-human things.
Poetry
A form of literature that uses rhythm and style to express feeling or emotion.
Refrain
Repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each stanza
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or ending of words, especially at the end of poetry lines
Rhyme Scheme
Ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem or verse
Rhythm
The pattern of long, start stressed and unstressed syllables
Stanza
Section of lines in a poem similar to a paragraph
Stanza Breaks
Blank lines between stanzas
Simile
The comparison of one thing to another used as a description: like or as
Symbolism
Use of symbols as a poetic movement to express ideas or emotions
Theme
Overall Moral or lesson of a work of literature
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