| A | B |
|---|
| Speaker | The imaginary voice or character who is telling the poem. |
| Verse | One line of poetry. |
| Stanza | A group of verses divided in a poem. |
| Couplet | A two verse stanza whose end words rhyme. |
| Quatrain | A four verse stanza with a rhyming pattern. |
| Mood | Emotion the reader (you) feel inside when he or she reads a poem. |
| Tone | The author's voice, or feeling in a poem. |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. |
| Symbol | When one thing actually stands for something else. |
| Metaphor | Comparison of two things not using like or as. |
| Similie | Comparision of two things using like or as. |
| Imagery | Using descriptive words to make pictures in the reader's mind. Appeals to the five senses. |
| Assonance | Repeating vowel sounds in a phrase. Can be anywhere in the word. |
| Consonance | Repeating consonant sounds in a phrase. SOunds can be anywhere in a word. |
| Onomatopoeia | A word imitating its sound. |
| Alliteration | Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| Meter | A smooth pattern of beats - accented and unaccented syllables. |
| Repitition | Repeating a sound, word, or phrase for emphasis. |
| Rhyme | Sounds repeated at the end of words. |
| Rhyme Scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words. |
| Narrative Poem | A poem that tells a story; has characters, plot and setting. |
| Free Verse | Poetry without rules; no regular pattern of rhyme or rhythm. |
| Ballad | A songlike poem that tells a storm; has a refrain, or chorus, that is repeated. |
| Haiku | A three verse Japanese poem, usually about nature; has a 5/7/5 pattern of beats. |
| Limerick | A five verse humerous poem; usually begins "There once was a man..." |
| Theme | Author's central message or statement about life. |
| Paraphrase | Putting the ideas into your own words. |
| Foreshadowing | When the author hints at events that will happen later in a story, poem, etc. |
