| Question | Answer |
| Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse. Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. | alliteration
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A major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons. | haiku
| Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | imagery
| A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor. | hyperbole
| A kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet. | limerick
| A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Ex. The coin was a bright, shining sun. | metaphor
| Poetry that tells a story. | narrative
| Restate a passage in one's own words while retaining the thoughts of the author. | paraphrase
| A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. Anything nonhuman is given human characteristics. Ex. A wind came out of a cloud killing and chilling my Annabel Lee. | personification
| A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imaginations. | poetry
| Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter; referring to speech or writing other than verse | prose
| One or more lines repeated in each stanza in a poem. Similar to the chorus in a song. | refrain
| A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity. It was many and many a year ago... | repetition
| The repetition of sounds at the ends of words. Ex. Cat, Hat | rhyme
| Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry. | end rhyme
| Rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end. Ex. Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary. | internal rhyme
| A pattern of end rhymes in a poem. | rhyme scheme
| A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as. Ex. The coin was like a bright, shining sun. | simile
| A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. | stanza
| A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. The beat of a poem. | rhythm
| The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings. Ex. Buzz, whisper, gargle, crash, bang. | onomatopoeia
| The words of a poem are not in the usual grammatical construction. Ex: "'I will not lie,' said she." Rather than, "She said, 'I will not lie.'". | inverted order |
