Poetry Terms

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Poetry

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expression of feelings with words

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Line

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Sentence form of writing poetry

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Stanza

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Paragraph form of writing poetry; grouped

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Form

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the way the poem looks

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Sound

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what you hear in a poem

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Rythm

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the beat of a poem

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Ryhme

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words with repeated end sounds

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Rhyme Scheme

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a poem's pattern of rhyme use letters to figure it out

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Repetition

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repeating the same word or phrase

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Alliteration

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words with the same beginning sound Ex.- My mother made me make my bed.

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Onomatopoeia

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sound effects used in poetry words that sound like the word itself

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Simile

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comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

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Personification

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giving a non human object human-like characteristics

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Imagery

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use of the five senses in poetry a poem's mind movie word picture a poem creates

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Idiom

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figurative language that says one thing but means something else

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Hyperbole

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an exaggeration of a thought

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Mood

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a poem's feeling or tone

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HAiku

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originated in Japan does not rhyme follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

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Limerick

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origination in Ireland funny or silly poem 5 lines long

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Narrative poem

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poetry that tells a story, usually long in length

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Free verse

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poem with no rhyme pattern and no required form

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Concrete Poem

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poems written in the shape of the object being described