Poetry Vocabulary #1

Question or Hint Answer or Word

groups of lines in a poem stanza
the beat you hear as you read the poem aloud rhythm
the voice that "talks" to the reader speaker
words and phrases that call up pictures in your mind images
a comparison between two unlike things that does not include the word "like" or "as" metaphor
a description of an object, an animal, or an idea as if it were human or had human qualities or reactions personification
how the words are arranges on the page form
choosing words carefully to make each word work toward expressing a poem's overall meaning word choice
the repetition of sounds at the end of words rhyme
a comparison between two unlike things that include the word "like" or "as" simile
a type of "sentence" in poetry that can be a single word, a sentence, or part of a sentence line