Poetry

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Lines:

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a single line in a poem often organized into stanzas

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Stanza:

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A group of lines often have 4,5 or 6 lines.

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Rhyme:

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When they have the same vowel sound at the end of a word

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Rhythm:

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Pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

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Free verse:

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Poetry written without a regular rhyme, rhythm, and form.

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Alliteration:

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Repetition of the same constant sound at the beginning of several words.

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Imagery:

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Language that appeals to the 5 senses (word pictures)

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Exaggeration:

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Describes something as larger or wildly different than it actually is.

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Simile:

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Comparison between 2 things using the words "like" or "as"

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Metaphor:

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Direct comparison between 2 things NOT using the words "like" or "as"

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Onomatopoeia:

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The use of a word that denotes a sound suggested by the phonetic quality of the word.

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Personification:

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Figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

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Idiom:

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An everyday saying that doesn't exactly men what the words say.

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Symbol:

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Something that stands for something more than itself.

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Mood:

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Feeling that a poem creates in the reader.

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Tone:

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Attitude that a writer takes toward the subject or audience of a poem.