3. Rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
Poets use rhyme to lend a song-like quality to their
verses and to emphasize certain words or ideas
Many poems contain end-rhymes or rhyming words
at the ends of lines
4. Rhyme Scheme
Repetition of rhyming words at the end of the line.
Example:
The large cat (A)
Ate a rat (A)
He went to town (B)
And then fell down (B)
5. Imagery
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the 5
senses
Writers use imagery to describe how their subjects look,
sound, feel, taste, and smell
Poets often paint images, or word pictures, that also
appeal to your senses
These pictures help you experience the poem fully
6. Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Writers use this to draw attention to certain words or
ideas to imitate sounds and to create musical effects
7. Repetition
Use, more than once, of any element of language- A
sound, word, phrase clause or sentence
Used in prose and poetry
8. Tone
Writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and
subject
Often be described by an adjective such as formal or
informal, serious or playful, bitter or ironic
Factors that contribute to the tone are word choice,
sentence structure, line length, rhyme, rhythm, and
repetition
17. Line
A line is a unit of language into which a poem or play
is divided.
A sentence in poetry.
18. Stanza
Group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in
length and pattern and are separated by spaces
Like a paragraph of poetry
It states and develops a single main idea
24. Ballads
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
Traditional ballads are typically of unknown
authorship, having been passed on orally from one
generation to the next as part of the folk culture.
