a short reference to a person, a place, an event, or another work of literature

the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words and of sounds within words

a figure of speech in which a writer directly addresses an inanimate object, idea, or absent person

the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry

unrhymed iambic pentameter

the pause or break in a line of poetry, usually created by punctuation

a lengthy, unusual comparison, often extended through an entire poem

the suggestions or associations carried with a word beyond its denotation, or literal meaning

the repetition of consonance sounds in a line of poetry

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

the literal meaning, or dictionary definition, of a word

a poem that reveals character through dialogue and monologue

a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero

language that is not meant to be taken literally

the basic unit of meter in a line of poetry

poetry that has irregular rhythm and line length and that avoids a predetermined verse structure

a Japanese verse form consisting of three lines, usually describing an image of a subject in nature

the collection of mental pictures, or images in a literary work

a humorous five-line poem in which the first, second, and fifth line rhyme and have the rhythm ^’/^^’/^^’, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the rhythm ^^’/^^’

a poem that expresses primarily the personal thoughts and feelings of the poet

a comparison that identifies one thing with another, seemingly very different thing

a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed symbols in a line of poetry

a poem that tells a story

the use of words with sounds that suggest their meanings

a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to objects, animals, and ideas

a device used to emphasize the importance of words and ideas particularly in persuasive writing and poetry

the use of similar or identical sounds in the accented syllables of two or more words

the pattern of end rhymes in a poem

the arrangement of stresses and unstressed syllables in a poem

a line of poetry that has no pause at the end but flows into the next line

a figure of speech that states a comparison by using like or as to indicate the comparison

a group of lines forming a unit in a poem

a person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and also stands for something other that itself

the main idea that the writer of a literary work communicates to the reader

the attitude the writer takes towards his or her subject, characters, and readers