writing that uses lines and stanzas, does not follow all the rules and conventions of our language

standard written English; not drama or poetry; uses sentences, paragraphs, and punctuation

single row of words in a poem

group of lines in a poem; separated by blank spaces; like a paragraph in prose

two lines of poetry together

three lines of poetry together

four lines of poetry together

poetry that expresses emotions

poetry that tells a story

narrator in lyric poetry

Japanese poetic form with 3 lines; usually about nature; 5-7-5 syllable pattern

humorous 5-line poem with a,a,b,b,a rhyme scheme and a specific rhythm

song-like narrative poem; tells a story; has a refrain

poetry without rhyme or rhythm

fourteen-line lyric poem

poem shaped like the subject of the poem

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally; doesn’t mean exactly what it says

comparison of two unlike things as if one were the other; does not use the words “like” or “as”

comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

exaggeration intentionally used for effect or to make a point

giving human characteristics to non-human things

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined by the meanings of the individual words.

words to appeal to our senses and help us create images in our heads

appeal to the reader’s ear and make the poetry more musical

repetition of the ending sounds of words

repeating words, phrases, lines, stanzas, and even sounds in a poem

near rhyme; rhymes that are close but not perfect

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

regular pattern of rhythm created by using a pattern of syllables

repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words near other in poetry

words that imitate sounds

an object or item used to represent something else