Poetry Review

A four line stanza.

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.

When two words share only the same final consonant sound (example: crumb and home).

An indirect reference to an outside work of art or a cultural figure. (example: You were Lebron James on the basketball court today.)

The blank space that divides two stanzas.

Where a poem’s line ends.

Figurative language where you compare two things without using like or as.

The repetition of words or phrases at the start of a series of lines in a poem.

A section of a poem that consists of a group of lines.

Addresses a person or thing that is not present. An example was found in the poem “To The Snake.”

Figurative language where you compare two things using like or as.

The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses.

When a comparison that is not made directly.

The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem (ABA or ABAA etc.)

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.

Words that end in the same sound or sounds.