a horizontal row of words in poetry

a group of lines in poetry forming a unit and separated from the next stanza by a line or space; a set number of lines dictated by the rules of the form and structure of the type of poem written or by the poet’s choice

the voice that communicates with the reader of a poem

a word or expression in literature/poetry that is not meant to be taken literally

uses the word like or as to compare seemingly two unlike things

compares two or more different things by stating or implying that

giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea

descriptive language used to represent objects, feelings, and thoughts; appeals to the senses; helps create pictures in your mind

the repetition of a final stressed vowel sound and succeeding sounds in two or more words

occurs within lines of poetry

occurs at the ends of lines of poetry

the pattern formed by end rhymes shown by using alphabet letters (example: abab cdcd efef gg)

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

regular rhythm in poetry

measurement of poetry which usually contains one stressed (hard) and one unstressed (soft) syllable

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words

the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words

the use of a word or phrase, such as swoosh or clank, that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes

refers to the author’s attitude towards his/her subject matter; the mood of the poem

the continuation of the sense of a sentence or phrase from one line of a poem to the next without a pause between the lines

identifying the order or pattern a/an poet/author uses to present his/her ideas

poetry without a fixed pattern or rhyme, meter, line length, or stanza arrangement; no form

restating a text’s meaning in your own words

ask yourself about the relevance of a given section of text

questioning and paraphrasing are ways to do this

alternative to verse poetry where stanzas are used; avoids line breaks and uses sentence and paragraph form as in a story

using words to create a mental picture

unrhymed Japanese verse form consisting of 17 syllables that are arranged in 3 lines; 5/7/5

using your on knowledge of the world and your understanding of the text to create meaning for the images present in the poetry

is a group of lines in poetry that forms a unit; unlike a stanza, verse paragraph does not have a set number of lines

to draw a conclusion about the overall meaning of a literary work based on textual evidence and your own background knowledge

helps you better understand what you are reading and the author meant; re-reading a piece or confusing lines can help

long, lyrical poem that often uses seven and eleven-syllable rhythms; express noble, dignified feelings; exalt subject matter

14 line poem with set stanzas and rhyme scheme