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15 Cards in this Set
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Stanza
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is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. Ex. Paragraphs.
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Rhythm
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is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. ( Creates mood )
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foot
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is a single rhythmic unit. It is one stressed syllable (or beat) and one or more unstressed syllables.
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Meter
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refers to the number of feet in a line of poetry.
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Slight 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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Slant Rhyme
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two words are nearly rhymed but slightly different, such as “LAKE” and “FATE.”
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Identical Rhyme
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two words are spelled differently but have the same pronunciation (also called homonyms), such as “TWO”
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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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Internal Ryhme
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the rhyme occurs inside a line, such as –“Let’s BEAT the HEAT.”
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Rhyme Scheme
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simply means the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem
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Imagery
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Something that uses the five senses touch sight hear smell taste
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Symbolism
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is when the poet uses a figure of speech. The poet uses objects, people, or settings that mean more than what it physically/literally is.
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Alliteration
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the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group.
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Simile
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is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as" – also, but less commonly, "if", or "than".
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Metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”
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