Poetry terms

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

Poetry- a piece of literature written in meter or verse

Literal- the standard meaning of a word

Figurative- departure from the standard meaning of a word to achieve so special meaning or effect

Hyperbole- great exaggeration used to emphasize strong feelings

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 transformed. it may be suggested by comparison, but it need not be

Personification- granting human attributes to things that are not human

Rhyme- patterns of stressed and unstressed sounds in a line of poetry

Alliteration- the repetition is consonant sounds at the beginning of words to produce a noticeable effect

Onomatopoeia- a word whose sound imitates the actual sound which it refers, such as pop, sizzle, crush

Imagery- the use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses

Cacophony- it's a succession of harsh, jolting sounds

Euphony- A succession of smooth, harmonious sounds

Assonance- The repetition of vowel sounds followed by unlike consonant it sounds in stressed words or syllables

Consonance- The repetition of a single sequence of two or more consonants, but with a change in the vowels

Rhyme- The repetition of words ending sounds, specifically the repetition of accented vowels sound plus an succeeding sound

Rhyme Scheme- The pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem. it is identified by the letters of the alphabet

Internal Rhyme- rhymes that occur within a line

End Rhyme- rhyme that comes at the end of lines

Repetition- 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 groups of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanzas