Poetry Terms

Sound Devices

1. Rhyme: Using the same vowel and consonant sound at the end of two words.
2. Repetition: Using the same word or phrase more than once
3. Alliteration: Using the same consonant at the beginning of words

Devices:

1. Symbol:Is an object, person or idea that stands for something beyond itself
2. Imagery:Words and parses that appeal to your senses
3. Fugitive Language-Metaphor: Is a description of one item as if it were another, without using "like" or "as".   
4. Simile: Is a comparison of two apparently unlike items that uses "like" or "as"
5. Personification: Is a description of something non-human as if it were human 

Forms & Purpose

1. Narrative- Tells a story
2. Ballad(narrative)-Is a story similar to folktale or legend and often has a repeated refrain 
3. Lyric Poem-Its a type of emotional songlike poetry, distinguished from dramatic and narrative poem