The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.
Consonance
15
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
Symbol
10
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line
Meter
15
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
Stanza
15
A story/narrative in poetic form.
Ballad
5
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.
Rhythm
15
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.
Assonance
15
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
Theme
5
The author’s specific word choice
Diction
10
The attitude the poem’s narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc
Tone
10
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
Free Verse
5
A word that sounds like what it means.
Onomatopoeia
10
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
Metaphor or...
10
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
Simile or...
10
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art
Allusion
10
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.