Poetry

story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning

beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words

indirect of passing reference

repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning

figure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character

repetition of vowel sounds

poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme

blend of unharmonious sounds

pause in the middle of a line

the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse)

secondary meaning to a word

repetition of same consonant in words close together

two rhyming lines in a verse

the literal meaning of a word

rhyme where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable of words involved (ex; born scorn)

rhymes occurring at the end of line

line ending in regular punctuation

a sonnet rhyming ababcdcdededgg

smooth choice and arrangement of sounds

A figure of speech sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem.

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

a way of saying something other than the ordinary way

basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables

external pattern or shape of a poem

Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line

A contrast between expectation and reality

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

A comparison without using like or as

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

8 line stanza

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

A contradiction or dilemma

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

A four line stanza

A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions.

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

6 line stanza

A comparison using "like" or "as"

14 line poem

A group of lines in a poem

Verse measured by the number of syllables rather than the number of feet per line.

A thing that represents or stands for something else

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")

3 line stanza

Central idea of a work of literature

the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis

A single line of poetry
writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme

a nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain.

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable

A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

line of a verse with 4 feet (8 syllables)

a sad or mournful poem

rhythm

A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.

a short poem of songlike quality

rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly

rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme