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| use of words whose sounds echo their meanings. (buzz, whisper, gargle, murmur) |
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| poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme |
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| expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
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| a reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature |
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| language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words |
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| a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word "like" or "as" |
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| comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common |
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| a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem |
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| the occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words |
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| a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity |
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| a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem |
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| a repetition of vowel sounds within non rhyming words |
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| a repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words. they don't usually rhyme but have repeated sounds |
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| repetition of consonant sounds (beginning) |
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| poetry that tells a story |
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| a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect |
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| a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen & arranged to create certain effects. Poets use a variety of sound devices, imagery & figurative language to express emotions and ideas |
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| a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings |
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| a type of narrative poem that tells a story and was originally meant to be sung or recited. It has a setting, a plot & characters. Usually written in 4 line stanzas with regular rhythm & rhyme |
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| consists of different words and phrases |
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a pattern of end rhymes within a poem (example: Line 1 - A, Line 2 - A, Line 3 - B, Line 4 - C, Line 5 - B)
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| a person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself. Example: Flag is a colored piece of cloth hat stands for a country |
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