A grouping of lines,separated by a space.

A pattern of rhyming words or sound, shown using the lowercase letters of the alphabet.

A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line.

A word inside a line that rhymes with another word on the same line.

Also known as imperfect or "close enough" rhyme.The words share EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH.

Used to make the literature more interesting by using words and expressions that have more than just a literal meaning.

Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words.

A reference to someone or something famous, used to stimulate ideas,associations,and extra information in a reader's mind with only a word or two.

Comparison of two or more unlike things in order to show a similarity in their characteristics. Main Types are Simile and metephor

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."

Comparison of two unlike things where one word is used to designate the other (one is the other).

Continues for several lines or possibly the entire length of a work.

the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expressions. It means something other than what it actually says.

Language that provides a sensory experience using sight,sound,smell,touch,taste,or the five senses.

An intentional exaggeration or overstatement,often used for emphasis and,often,humor.

Words that imitate the sound that they are naming.

Combines two usually opposite terms in a short paradox (contradictory phrase),as in the word bittersweet or the phrase living death.

A nonliving thing or animal is given human or life-like qualities.

The use of a word or object which represents a deeper meaning than the words themselves.It can be a material or a written sign used to represent something invisible.

A poem of only two lines.Both lines have an end rhyme and the same beat.Often found at the end of a sonnet.

Japanese style poem written in three lines.Focus traditionally on nature.Lines respectively are five syllables,seven syllables ,and five syllables.

Stanza/short poem containing four lines.Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme,while lines 1 and 3 may/may not rhyme.Variations in rhyming patterns.

The author of the poem,the person who actually wrote it.

The narrator of the poem,the voice telling us the thoughts/story.

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Poetic terms and Devices

Term	Definition
Stanza	A grouping of lines,separated by a space.
Rhyme Scheme	A pattern of rhyming words or sound, shown using the lowercase letters of the alphabet.
End Rhyme	A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line.
Internal Rhyme	A word inside a line that rhymes with another word on the same line.
Near Rhyme	Also known as imperfect or "close enough" rhyme.The words share EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH.
Figurative Language	Used to make the literature more interesting by using words and expressions that have more than just a literal meaning.
Alliteration	Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words.
Allusion	A reference to someone or something famous, used to stimulate ideas,associations,and extra information in a reader's mind with only a word or two.
Analogy	Comparison of two or more unlike things in order to show a similarity in their characteristics. Main Types are Simile and metephor
Simile	Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Metaphor	Comparison of two unlike things where one word is used to designate the other (one is the other).
Extended Metephor	Continues for several lines or possibly the entire length of a work.
Idiom	the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expressions. It means something other than what it actually says.
Imagery	Language that provides a sensory experience using sight,sound,smell,touch,taste,or the five senses.
Hyperbole	An intentional exaggeration or overstatement,often used for emphasis and,often,humor.
Onomatopoeia	Words that imitate the sound that they are naming.
Oxymoron	Combines two usually opposite terms in a short paradox (contradictory phrase),as in the word bittersweet or the phrase living death.
Personification	A nonliving thing or animal is given human or life-like qualities.
Symbolism	The use of a word or object which represents a deeper meaning than the words themselves.It can be a material or a written sign used to represent something invisible.
Couplet	A poem of only two lines.Both lines have an end rhyme and the same beat.Often found at the end of a sonnet.
Haiku	Japanese style poem written in three lines.Focus traditionally on nature.Lines respectively are five syllables,seven syllables ,and five syllables.
Quatrain	Stanza/short poem containing four lines.Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme,while lines 1 and 3 may/may not rhyme.Variations in rhyming patterns.
Poet	The author of the poem,the person who actually wrote it.
Speaker	The narrator of the poem,the voice telling us the thoughts/story.

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