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.

This 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".

A unified group of lines in poetry 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 (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes toward a subject or character.

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Poetry Lit Terms

Term	Definition
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.
consonsance	The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.
diction	The author's specific word choice.
enjambment	This 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	A unified group of lines in poetry 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 (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes toward a subject or character.
verse	A single line of poetry.

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