repetition of initial consonant sounds EX. Sally sells seashells by the seashore

a word formed by rearranging the letters of a word EX. FEEL FLEE or TEAL LATE

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses EX. Go back to Mississippi

repetition of vowel sounds EX. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

A feeling or idea a word brings to mind

repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of words EX. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled or Fuddy duddy or pitter-patter

dictionary definition of a word EX. Mom is one’s mother

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

language used to appeal to the senses

comparison between two unlike things EX. he is a bomb

The feeling that the reader feels from a piece of writing

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Comparison between two unlike things using like

a group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem EX. a “paragraph” in a poem

An item that represents something else EX. Will as in “will he?” and Holloman as in “hollow man”

The feeling that the author gives in a piece of writing

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Poetry Terms

Vocab

Term	Definition
Alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds EX. Sally sells seashells by the seashore
Anagram	a word formed by rearranging the letters of a word EX. FEEL FLEE or TEAL LATE
Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses EX. Go back to Mississippi
Assonance	repetition of vowel sounds EX. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
Connotation	A feeling or idea a word brings to mind
Consonance	repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of words EX. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled or Fuddy duddy or pitter-patter
Denotation	dictionary definition of a word EX. Mom is one’s mother
Diction	Word choice
Enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Free verse	poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
Imagery	language used to appeal to the senses
Metaphor	comparison between two unlike things EX. he is a bomb
Mood	The feeling that the reader feels from a piece of writing
Onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Ex: Boom	bang
Paradox	a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities
Personification	giving human qualities to inanimate objects
Repetition	the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Simile	Comparison between two unlike things using like
Stanza	a group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem EX. a “paragraph” in a poem
Symbol	An item that represents something else EX. Will as in “will he?” and Holloman as in “hollow man”
Tone	The feeling that the author gives in a piece of writing

Created by: CSwiderski

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