concrete poem a poem written in the actual shape of the subject of the poem
detect to notice; to find out
figurative language words that have a meaning other than the literal ones; words that have meaning other than what they say
haiku a style of poem, originally from Japan, that has three lines, with five, seven, and five syllables respectively, and that often concerns a topic from nature
infer to reach a conclusion based on facts
lyric poem a short poem that expresses deep personal feelings, sometimes set to music
metaphor comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as"; comparison that says something is something it is really not, for example, "She is a pig."
narrative poem a poem that is in a story form
onomatopoeia words that sound like the thing they describe; tick-tock, splash, pitter-patter, plop, etc.
personification human qualities given to non-human objects; a comparison that makes something sound like a person
propaganda information presented from a particular viewpoint aimed at trying to get others to share that view; ideas spread with the intent of helping or hurting some cause
refer to mention; to point to something
simile comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as", often used in poetry
transform to change from one thing to another