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.

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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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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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Irony:

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

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Metaphor

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A metaphor happens when one thing is described as being another thing.

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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.

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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

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Symbolism

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when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning
to a story.