the feelings a poem gives the reader
metaphor
personification
use of words whose sounds suggests their meaning (Chug, chug! The tug boat departed the harbor.)
poem that tells a story
a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" (He was as red as a pepper.)
idiom
free verse poems
onomatopoeia
a comparison of two things NOT using the words "like" or "as" (My daugher is a star.)
poems that tells the poets thoughts or feelings
lyrical
giving an object or animal human characteristics (The chair jumped out and bit me.)
use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning (Tom takes a test on Tuesday.)
simile
narrative poems
imagery
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language (The cat has her tongue.)
stanza
mood
poems without pattern or stanza, often like a conversation
words and phrases that appear to the 5 senses, it helps to create a picture in your head
groups of lines arranged together in poetry
alliteration
