Literary art form using aesthetic and rhythmic language to express ideas and emotions
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
BeginnerRepetition of words at beginning of lines
IntermediateRepetition of vowel sounds within words
IntermediateUnrhymed iambic pentameter
AdvancedPause or break within line of poetry
AdvancedRepetition of consonant sounds within words
IntermediateTwo consecutive rhyming lines
BeginnerLine breaks that continue thought to next line
IntermediatePoetry without regular meter or rhyme
BeginnerJapanese three-line poem with 5-7-5 syllable pattern
BeginnerVivid descriptive language appealing to senses
IntermediateDirect comparison between unlike things
BeginnerRhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
IntermediateSubstituting associated word for actual thing
AdvancedGiving human qualities to non-human things
BeginnerFour-line stanza
BeginnerRepeated line or phrase throughout poem
IntermediatePattern of rhymes at end of lines
BeginnerComparison using "like" or "as"
BeginnerFourteen-line poem with specific rhyme scheme
IntermediateGroup of lines forming unit of poem
BeginnerUse of objects to represent deeper meanings
IntermediatePart representing whole or vice versa
AdvancedComplex form with repeated lines and rhymes
AdvancedTurning point or shift in poem
Advanced