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30 Cards in this Set

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Language organized by rhythm
Poetry
Language not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
Language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Comparison of two unlike things
Metaphor
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
Personification
Something that represents something else
Symbol
Exaggeration or overstatement
Hyperbole
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject or a character
Tone
Dominant emotion that the reader takes from the story
Mood
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
Words, phrases, lines or groups of lines are repeated
Repetition
Group of related lines that form a division of poetry
Stanza
2 line stanza that rhymes
Couplet
Repetition of accented vowel sounds
Rhyme
Pattern of rhymes in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Regular rhythmic pattern in lines of poetry
Meter
Does not have regular rhythm or rhyme scheme
Free Verse
Musical quality in language produced by repetition
Rhythm
A poem that tells a story
Narrative
Short verse that expresses the emotions of the author
Lyric
14 lines of iambic pentameter
Sonnet
10 syllables per line; stress on every other syllable
Iambic Pentameter
Use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
Onomatopoeia
Ordinary writing with no rhyme or rhythm
Prose
Pattern or shape poetry. Words form an image.
Concrete Poem
To stress or single out the importance
Accentuate
To think anxiously; to sulk
Brood
A memorable slogan, set to an engaging melody
Jingle
Upward displacing swells, a build up
Heaves