A repeated grouping of two or more lines in a poem that often share a pattern of rhythm or rhyme.

Extended Metaphor
An elaborate comparison created without using
"like" or "as," continuing through multiple lines
Implied metaphor a subtle, suggested comparison without using
"like" or "as"

Line-
A line in the stanza of a poem
Figurative languagewriting or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
Metaphora comparison NOT using "like" or "as"

Simile
A figure of speech where the words "like" or
"as" are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items
Personificationa nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
Hyperboleexaggeration or overstatement

Meter-
The rhythmical pattern of a poem
Rhythmthe pattern of beats, or stresses, in spoken or written language
Coupleta pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length or meter
Rhymerepetition of sounds at the ends of words

The repetition of the initial consonant sounds.
Assonance-internal rhyming of the vowel sounds, listed close together in a poem
Consonance-the repetition of consonant sounds listed close together in a poem.

Reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art.
Sonnet-a fourteen line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter
Quatrain-a stanza or poem made up of four lines, usually with a definite rhythm and rhyme scheme

The descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader
(taste, smell, sight, sound and touch)
Haiku-a three-line verse poem
Iambic pentameter-a foot with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in the word "again."

Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Free Verse-poetry not written in a regular pattern of meter or rhyme
Narrative poetry- a poem that tells a story

A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes.
Epic Hero-larger than life central character in an epic
Lyric Poetry-a highly musical verse that expresses the thoughts, observations and feelings of a single speaker

Mood
The feeling or atmosphere of a poem
Speaker
The voice of the poem
Tone the writer's attitude concerning his or her subject