The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

A story/narrative in poetic form.

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

The author’s specific word choice.

Occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as”.

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line

A word that sounds like what it means.

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words such as "like" or "as".

An undefined group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

The attitude the poem's narrator (may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards subjects or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-check, solemn, objective, etc.

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Poetic

Question	Answer
Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Allusion	A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
Assonance	The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.
Ballad	A story/narrative in poetic form.
Consonance	The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.
Diction	The author’s specific word choice.
Enjambment	Occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line
Free Verse	Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
Metaphor	A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as”.
Meter	The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line
Onomatopoeia	A word that sounds like what it means.
Rhythm	The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry
Simile	A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words such as "like" or "as".
Stanza	An undefined group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
Symbol	An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
Theme	The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
Tone	The attitude the poem's narrator (may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards subjects or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-check, solemn, objective, etc.
Verse	A single line of poetry.

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