Poetry Vocab.

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Allegory:

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An allegory is a kind of extended metaphor (a metaphor that weaves
throughout the poem) in which objects, persons, and actions stand for another
meaning.

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Alliteration:

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Alliteration happens when words that begin with the same sound are
placed close to one another. For example, “the silly snake silently slinked by” is a
form of alliteration. Try saying that ten times fast.

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Allusion:

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An allusion happens when a speaker or character makes a brief and
casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.

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End Rhyme:

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the rhyming words occur at the ends of lines of poetry.

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Hyperbole:

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A hyperbole is a gross exaggeration. For example, “tons of money” is
a hyperbole.

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Identical Rhyme:

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Two words are spelled differently but have the same
pronunciation (homonyms), such as “two” and “too” or “there” and “their”

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Imagery:

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Imagery is intense, descriptive language in a poem that helps to trigger
our senses and our memories when we read it.

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Internal Rhyme:

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the rhyme occurs inside a line, such as “Let’s BEAT the HEAT.”

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Irony:

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Irony involves saying one thing while really meaning another, contradictory
thing.

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Meter:

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the number of feet in a line of poetry.

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Metaphor:

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A metaphor happens when one thing is described as being another
thing. “You’re a toad!” is a metaphor—although not a very nice one. Metaphor is
different from simile because it leaves out the words “like” or “as.” For example, a
simile would be, “You’re like a toad.”

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Rhyme:

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happens when two words end with the same sound.

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Rhyme Scheme:

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the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. (For example, aabbccdd
or ababcdcd)

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Sight Rhyme:

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Two words look alike but don’t sound alike, such as “Love” and
“Jove” or “Daughter” and “Laughter.”

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Simile:

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Similes compare one thing directly to another. For example, “My love is
like a burning flame” is a simile. You can quickly identify similes when you see the
words “like” or “as” used, as in “x is like y.” Similes are different from
metaphors—for example, a metaphor would refer to the “burning flame of my
love.”

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Slant Rhyme:

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Two words are nearly rhymed but slightly different, such as “Lake”
and “Fate”.

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Stanza:

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A stanza is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. A
stanza is comparable to a paragraph in a prose. Each stanza may have the same
number of lines, or the number of lines may vary.

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Symbol:

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Generally speaking, a symbol is a sign representing something other
than itself.

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Symbolism:

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when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning
to a story. Symbolism can be subtle or obvious, used sparingly or heavy-handedly.

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