Poetry words

is the most misunderstood form of writing.

the basic unit of poetry.

the poems structure in which each line contains a set amount of syllables.

a way lines are grouped.

a two line stanzas.

a three line stanzas.

a four line stanzas.

a five line stanzas.

is when the endings of the words sound the same.

a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as.

is the pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line.

is the repeating of a sound, word, or phrase for emphasis.

whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else.any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject.

a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

an appeal to the five senses. See, hear, touch, taste, or smell

statement used to heighten effect is a hyperbole.

a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words.

A figure of speech, which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea.

poetry that is written without proper rules about form,rhyme, rhythm, and meter.

one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metered lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

consists of five lines with the rhyme scheme a a b b a.The first, second, and fifth lines are trimeter, a verse with three measures, while the third and fourth lines are dimeter, a verse with two measures. Often the third and fourth lines are printed as a single line with internal rhyme.

often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.