A form of writing that is not written in complete sentences. Rather, it is written in lines that may or may not use punctuation. It is imaginative, emotional and thought-provoking.

A comparison between two things using the words like or as.

A comparison between two unrelated things NOT using like or as.

Figures of speech that are extremely exaggerated in order to make a point.

Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of poetry.

A pattern of strong and weak stresses on words that gives a poem motion. We can feel and understand this part of poetry in songs and dance.

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas to make a point or create rhythm.

Repetition of beginning sounds in two or more words in a line or stanza.

The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning.

Organized patterns of rhyming words in poetry.

A 17-syllable, three line, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature.

A 5 line, rhymed, rhythmic poem that is usually humorous or funny.

A song-like narrative (story) poem that uses rhyme, rhythm and repetition.

Poetry with no regular rhyme pattern or rhythm.

An author uses this to describe something in a way that makes it clearer. It helps the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story or poem.

The way a writer writes. His choice of words, figurative language, rhyme, rhythm and repetition.

How the author of a poem sounds. Feeling (serious, funny, sad, etc) the reader can hear and feel from the poem.

The overall message or idea about life the reader understands from the poem.

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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms Practice

Term	Definition
Poetry	A form of writing that is not written in complete sentences. Rather, it is written in lines that may or may not use punctuation. It is imaginative, emotional and thought-provoking.
Simile	A comparison between two things using the words like or as.
Metaphor	A comparison between two unrelated things NOT using like or as.
Hyperbole	Figures of speech that are extremely exaggerated in order to make a point.
Rhyme	Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of poetry.
Rhythm	A pattern of strong and weak stresses on words that gives a poem motion. We can feel and understand this part of poetry in songs and dance.
Repetition	Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas to make a point or create rhythm.
Alliteration	Repetition of beginning sounds in two or more words in a line or stanza.
Onomatopoeia	The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning.
Rhyme Pattern	Organized patterns of rhyming words in poetry.
Haiku	A 17-syllable, three line, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature.
Limerick	A 5 line, rhymed, rhythmic poem that is usually humorous or funny.
Ballad	A song-like narrative (story) poem that uses rhyme, rhythm and repetition.
Free Verse	Poetry with no regular rhyme pattern or rhythm.
Imagery	An author uses this to describe something in a way that makes it clearer. It helps the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story or poem.
Voice	The way a writer writes. His choice of words, figurative language, rhyme, rhythm and repetition.
Tone	How the author of a poem sounds. Feeling (serious, funny, sad, etc) the reader can hear and feel from the poem.
Theme	The overall message or idea about life the reader understands from the poem.

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