lyricpoem		4 lines of a poem considered as a unit
personification		long lyric poem in dignified language about a serious subject
figureofspeech		a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else and is not meant to be taken literally
allusion		reference to someone or something that is known from some other branch of culture
freeverse		14 line poem usually in iambic pentameter
hyperbole		figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 unlike things without "like," "as," etc.
refrain		use of language to evoke a picture or concrete experience
sonnet		a word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated several times in a poem
ballad		the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language
quatrain		associations and emotions that have become attached to a word or phrase in addition to its definition
imagery		Figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between 2 unlike things using "like," "as," etc.
simile		poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme
alliteration		repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds
ode		expresses feelings and thoughts of the speaker instead of telling a story
metaphor		figure of speech that uses incredible exaggeration for effect
rhythm		repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables
connotation		2 consecutive rhyming lines
couplet		song or poem that tells a story
rhyme		speaker or writer's choice of words
blankverse		figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human thoughts, feelings, etc.
diction		poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
meter		pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
onomatopoeia		word whose sound imitates its meaning