Poetry Terms

Phrase- Writing or speaking in the normal or ordinary form; it is arrangedin sentances and paragraphs.
Poetry- A piece of liturature written in meter or verse.
Literal- The standard meaning of a word.
Figurative- Departure from the standard meaning of a word to achieve some special meaning of a word.
Hyperbole- Great exaggeration used to emphasize strong feeling.
Simile- A comparison of one thing with another by the use of the word like or as.
Metaphor- A figure of speech in which a person, an object, or an idea is imaginatively trsnsformed. It may be suggested by comparison, but it need not be.
Personification- Granting human attributes to things thay are not human.
Rhythm- Pattern if stressed and unstressed sounds in a line of poetry.
Alliteration- The repitition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words to produce a noticable effect.
Onomatopia- A word whose sound imitates the actual sound to which it refers, such as pop, sizzle and crush.
Imagery- The use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses.
Cacophony- A succession of harsh, jolting sounds.
Euphony- A succession of smooth, harmonious sounds.
Assonance- The repitition of vowel sounds followed by unlike consonant sounds in stressed words or syllables.
Consonance- The repitition of a sequence of two or more consonants but with a change in the vowels.
Rhyme- The repitition of word-ending sounds, specifically the repitition of accented vowels sounds plus a succeeding sounds.
Rhyme Scheme- Pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem. It is identified by the letters of the alphebet.
Internal Rhyme- Rhyme that occurs within a line.
End Rhyme- Rhyme that comes at the end of lines.
Repitition- In poetry, to occur over and over again.
Verse- One line of poetry.
Stanza- A grouping of the lines in a poem.
Refrain- A word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza.