Question | Answer |
A type of image made by comparing two things using the words like or as | simile
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Comparing two things by saying that one object is another | metaphor
| Human characteristics are given to non-living things | personification
| Each words begins with the same consonant | alliteration
| The same vowel sounds are repeated | assonance
| The main idea or topic of a poem | theme
| A five line nonsense poem | limerick
| A poem in which the first letter of each line, read downwards, spells a word | acrostic
| The repetition of sounds | rhyme
| The flow and beat of the poem | rhythm
| A collection of poems | anthology
| The person who writes poetry | poet
| A 'naming' word | nouns
| A word that describes a noun | adjective
| A 'doing' word | verb
| A words that tells something about a verb | adverb
| A pair of lines in a poem | couplet
| A poem that is written in the shape of its topic | concrete poem |