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poetry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | consonant sounds in words |
| Imagery | Creates a picture |
| Metaphor | comparison of two different things |
| Meter | A rhythmic pattern |
| Onomatopoeia | Sound words |
| Personification | Giving things that are not human the personalities |
| Repetition | To repeat sounds |
| Rhyme | Words that end in the same sound |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern of rhymes |
| Rhythm | The musical quality of a poem |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| Stanza | A division in a poem |
| Theme | The message about life |
| Tone | The attitude |
| Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration |