writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.

use like or as to compare two apparently unlike things.

to describe something as if it were something else.

gives human qualities to something that is not human.

anything that represents something else.

enhance a poem’s mood and meaning.

the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.

the use of any element of language.

the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables.

is the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables.

the use of words that imitate sounds.

the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.

the rhythmical pattern in a poem.

tells a story in a verse. Narrative poems often have elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters.

is a three-line Japanese verse form. The first and third lines each have five syllables and the second line has seven.

is defined by its lack if strict structure. It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or stanza pattern.

expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure and romance.

shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.

humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

pairs of rhyming lines, usually of the same meter and length.

the pattern if stressed and unstressed syllables in a spoken or written language.

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poetry vocabulary words..

Question	Answer
figurative language	writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.
simile	use like or as to compare two apparently unlike things.
metaphor	to describe something as if it were something else.
personification	gives human qualities to something that is not human.
symbol	anything that represents something else.
sound devices	enhance a poem’s mood and meaning.
alliteration	the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.
repetition	the use of any element of language.
assonance	the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables.
consonance	is the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables.
onomatopoeia	the use of words that imitate sounds.
rhyme	the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
meter	the rhythmical pattern in a poem.
narrative poetry	tells a story in a verse. Narrative poems often have elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters.
haiku	is a three-line Japanese verse form. The first and third lines each have five syllables and the second line has seven.
free verse	is defined by its lack if strict structure. It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or stanza pattern.
lyric poetry	expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.
ballads	songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure and romance.
concrete poetry	shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.
limericks	humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.
rhyming couplets	pairs of rhyming lines, usually of the same meter and length.
rhythm	the pattern if stressed and unstressed syllables in a spoken or written language.

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