Poetry vocabulary list Flashcards
Stanza
A group of lines that forms a verse of a poem or song
Line
Single row of words in a poem
Rhyme scheme
The arrangement of rhyming lines in poetry 
Sound device
A literary element that emphasizes the sounds Words make often in relationship with one another
Structural element
A part of the organizational pattern used in a piece of written text
Imagery
Words or phrases used to for pictures of the persons mind
Hyperbole
An exaggeration used to support a point or as evidence in an argumentative text
onomatopoeia 
A word that is the name of a sound
Simile
A figure of speech in which two things are compared using like or as
 Voice
The language of the author uses to convey personality or viewpoint
Figurative language
Words that create interesting images using language that has a deeper beating in the literal meaning of the words
First person point of view
The points of view in which the narrator tells a story based on his/her Specific knowledge or views; uses words such as i or we
Third person point of view
The points of view written as if the narrator is observing the events of the story; Uses words such as he, she, they, them
Authors message
The main idea, theme, or lesson the author communicates to the reader
Personification
When human characteristics are given to nonhuman objects
