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| a poem that expresses emotions or observations of the speaker |
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| a poem that tells a story and the speaker is narrating, not taking part |
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| the speaker of the poem takes on the personality of the subject in the poem |
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| the speaker in the poem talks to something/someone that cannot respond |
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| a poem where two or more subjects are talking back and forth to one another |
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words that imitate sounds
ex: boom, clap, pop |
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| the repetition of the beginning sound |
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| a comparison of two unlike objects using the word like, as or than |
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| a comparison of two unlike objects not using the word like, as or than |
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| giving human qualities to objects/animals/feelings |
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| a silly poem that consists of 5 lines and uses the rhyme scheme aabba |
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| the use of descriptive language to create a mental picture |
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| the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas to add to the poems meaning |
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the pattern of rhyme found at the end of lines
ex: aabb, abab, abba, |
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| the placement of words or phrases on separate lines in order to emphazise the meaning |
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| where the lines of a poem end |
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| the right of the poet to experiment with spelling, grammar, punctuation to enhance the poem |
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| the repetition of vowel sounds in words |
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