PoetryPoetry
Vocabulary Vocabulary WordsWords
PoetryPoetry
Vocabulary Vocabulary WordsWords
Words to Knowhyperbole alliteration
stanza
simile
metaphor Rhyme scheme
repetition
meter
personification
A figure of speech
which is an exaggeration
hyperbole• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
the repetition of the initial consonant; similar to a
tongue twister
alliteration• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
Giving human traits to
non-living objects
personification• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
A grouping of lines, usually 4 or more lines, that make up a division of a
poem.
stanza• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
The pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem
or song.Usually referred to
by using letters to indicate which
lines rhyme.
Rhyme scheme• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
The simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a
line of a poem, in order to
provide emphasis.
repetition• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
The rhythm of a poem; arranging the words and
lines of the poem in such a way as to give
the poem a rhythm or beat.
meter• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
A fig. language in which 2 things are compared. It does NOT use “like” or “as”.
metaphor• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
simile• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio
n• Rhyme
scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile
A fig. language in which 2 things are
compared. It uses “like” or
“as”.
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