English terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
alliteration | It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. |
simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |
metaphore | Compares 2 things as if they were the same without the words "like" or "as" |
allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. |
assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds |
stanza | A group of lines in a poem |
verse | writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme |
sonnet | 14 line poem in iambic pentameter |
haiku | A japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables |
elegy | a sorrowful poem or speech |
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