| A | B |
|---|
| line | sentence in a poem |
| stanza | group of poetic lines |
| couplet | pair of rhyming lines back to back |
| free verse | no rhythm, rhyme, or certain line length |
| alliteration | several words with same beginning sound |
| end rhyme | rhymes at the end of lines |
| internal rhyme | rhymes in the middle of lines |
| rhythm and meter | the beat of a poem |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate real sounds |
| visual imagery | sight imagery |
| auditory imagery | sound imagery |
| tactile imagery | touch imagery |
| gustatory imagery | taste imagery |
| olfactory imagery | smell imagery |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonhuman objects |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| idiom | not meant to be taken seriously |
| symbol (symbolism) | one thing stands for another |
| metaphor | compares two things minus like or as |
| narrative | poem that tells a story |
| simile | compares two things with like or as |
| ode | tribute/praise poem |
| repetition | saying the same thing again |
| limerick | five line funny poem |
| limerick rhyme scheme | couplet, couplet, line that rhymes 1st couplet |
| haiku | 3 line nature poem |
| haiku syllable pattern | 575 (the highway) |
| sample onomatopoeia | moo! Bark! Whirr |
| sample visual | The red apples glistened with rain. |
| sample auditory | Piercing my thoughts, her shriek rang out. |
| sample tactile | The wool sweater scratched my delicate face. |
| sample gustatory | The chewy fried pork burned my mouth. |
| sample olfactory | Smells of lilac and lavender rose from the garden. |
| sample personification | The moon smiled down on our love. |
| sample hyperbole | She gave us ten tons of homework last night. |
| sample idiom | It's raining cats and dogs! |
| sample symbol | Tom Robinson is like the mockingbird in TKAM. |
| Sample simile | He had ears like a newt. |
| sample metaphor | He was a fish, gliding through the water. |
