Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words to produce a noticeable

Rhythm

Pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in a line of poetry.

ex: Because I could not stop for death-

He kindly stopped for me-

The carriage held but just for ourselves-

And inmortialy.u

Onomatopeia

A word whose sound immitates the actual sounds to produce a noticeable effect.

Ex. Buzz, bam, crack, boom, pow

Cacophony

A succession of harsh, jolting sounds.

Ex. The slithering serpent sucked the life out of its unsuspecting victim.

Euphony

A succession of smooth, harmonious sounds.

Ex.

Rhyme

The repetition of word-ending sounds, specifically the repetition of accented vowels sounds plus an succeeding sounds.

Ex. The life of a cupcake

They put me in the oven to bake.

Me a deprived and miserable cake.

Feeling the heat I started to bubble.

Watching the others I lnew I was in trouble...

End rhyme

Rhyme that comes at the end of lines.

Ex. I love the rain...

And the state of Maine.

it's so lovely and tame...

And it's a great name.

Repetition

In poetry, to occur over and over again.

Verse-

One line of poetry

Ex. Fire & ice- Frost

Some say the world will end in fire.

Stanza

A grouping of lines

Ex. Fire and ice -Frost

Poetry Terminology

Prose- Writing or speaking in the normal or ordinary form; it is arranged in sentences and paragraphs.

Ex- We live in Plower Mound

A piece of literature written meter or verse.

Ex: Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright in the forests of the night, what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?

- William Blake

Literal

The standard meaning of a word, phrase or sentence.

Ex- The grass looks green.

Hyperboles- an extreme exaggeration.

Ex: I have a million things to do today!

Similie

A comparison of one thing with another by the usemof the word "like" or "as"

Ex: "Life is a box of chocolates; you never know what your going to get."

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a person, an object, or an idea is imaginativley transformed. It may be suggested by comparison, but it need not to be.

Ex: Time is a thief.