Poetry Elements and Sound Devices

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words

the BEAT; the pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

The person talking in the poem. Sometimes the speaker is the poet himself, but other times it is a fictional character.

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well