1. concrete poem a poem written in the actual shape of the subject of the poem

2. detect to notice; to find out

3. figurative language words that have a meaning other than the literal ones; words that have meaning other than what they say

4. 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

5. infer to reach a conclusion based on facts

6. lyric poem a short poem that expresses deep personal feelings, sometimes set to music

7. 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."

8. narrative poem a poem that is in a story form

9. onomatopoeia words that sound like the thing they describe; tick-tock, splash, pitter-patter, plop, etc.

10. personification human qualities given to non-human objects; a comparison that makes something sound like a person

11. 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

12. refer to mention; to point to something

13. simile comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as", often used in poetry

14. transform to change from one thing to another