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Poetry Terms

Creative Writing

TermDefinition
Allusion A reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
Anaphora a repeated word or phrase at the start of a line, occurs as “We will rise” begins each of these lines.
Caesura A stop or pause in a metrical line, often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary, such as a phrase or clause.
Epistropeh the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Figurative Language Includes words, symbols, phrases, and ideas to invoke mental images and sensory impressions
Alliteration the repeated use of consonant sounds at the beginning of words close together or in a series
Onomatopoeia the use of words that imitate the sound the poet is trying to describe
Personification Giving human qualities to something not human
Simile comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
Symbolism the use of objects to represent qualities or ideas
Metaphor comparison of two unlike things using “is”
Extended Metaphor a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem.
Free Verse No rhyme or meter
Hyperbole An exaggeration for dramatic effect
Imagery The use of words or phrases that evoke the sensation of the 5 senses: sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste
Juxtaposition the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Paralellism component of literary style in both prose and poetry, in which coordinate ideas are arranged in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one element with another of equal importance and similar wording
Rhyme Words that share sounds with each other
Internal Rhyme rhyming within a line of poetry
End Rhyme rhyming at the end of lines
Rhythm The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables into a pattern
Stanza A group of lines that is linked together by a thought, similar to a paragraph in prose
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