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Addresses a person or thing that is not present. An example was found in the poem “To The Snake.”
Apostrophe Poem
Where a poem’s line ends.
Line Break
A section of a poem that consists of a group of lines.
Stanza
The blank space that divides two stanzas.
Stanza Break
The repetition of words or phrases at the start of a series of lines in a poem.
Anaphora
Figurative language where you compare two things without using like or as.
Metaphor
Figurative language where you compare two things using like or as.
Simile
Words that end in the same sound or sounds.
Rhyme
The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem (ABA or ABAA etc.)
Rhyme Scheme
A four line stanza.
Quatrain
When two words share only the same final consonant sound (example: crumb and home).
Slant Rhyme
When a comparison that is not made directly.
Implied Metaphor
An indirect reference to an outside work of art or a cultural figure. (example: You were Lebron James on the basketball court today.)
Allusion
A poem with 19 lines (5 stanzas of 3 lines and 1 stanza with 4 lines) and a set pattern of repeating lines and rhyming words.
Villanelle Poem
When the same form is repeated in a series of lines or stanzas. Poets use this when they want to link two ideas or descriptions together.
Parallel Structure
The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses.
Tone
