| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| allusion | reference to another literary work or person |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds |
| cacaphony | jumbled mess of noise |
| couplet | rhymed pair of lines |
| end rhyme | same sound at ends of 2 or more words ;ends of 2 or more lines |
| figurative language | ideas beyond the literal meanings of the words |
| free verse | poetry w/o regular pattern of rhyme and meter |
| imagery | words creating distinct mental images |
| metaphor | figure of speech making a comparison |
| simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds suggest their meaning |
| oxymoron | using contradictory terms for effect |
| personification | human qualities given to non humans- animals, objects, ideas |
| repetition | repeating a line or part of line thru poem |
| rhyme | repeating sounds at end of 2 or more words |
| rhythm | sound patterns due to stressed/unstressed syllables |
| stanza | paragraph of poems |
| blank verse | unrhymed poetry with iambic pentameter |
| symbol | person,place,activity, or object to represent something other than itself |
