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| figurative language | conveys a meaning beyond the ordinary |
| imagery | language that appeals to the five senses(taste, touch, smell, sound, sight); creates a mental image or picture |
| form | the arrangement of a poem, how it appears on the page |
| stanza | group of lines in a poem arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers |
| rhythm | pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| rhyme scheme | the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem ex. aabb, ccaa, etc. |
| meter | a fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of fixed length to create rhythm |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds suggest their meaning ex. buzz, pop, click |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds ex. mad hatter, white light |
| consonance | repetition of final consonant sounds ex. east west |
| limerick | a 5-line, rhymed, rhythmic verse, usually humorous |
| ballad | a song-like narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, and refrain |
| free verse | unstructured form, more conversational in style |
| rhyme | repetition of sounds at the end of two or more lines |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines |
| quatrain | a stanza containing four lines |
| imagery | language that appeals to the five senses (taste, touch, smell, sound, sight) |
| form | the arrangement of a poem; how it appears on the page |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit, similar to paragraphs; each stanza presents a single thought or idea ex. couplet, quatrain, cinquain |
| theme | message of the poem that is usually implied. The poem's language, imagery, plot, tone, and structure suggest the theme. The theme must be interpreted or uncovered by the reader |
| repetition | repeating of sounds, words, phrases, or ideas in a poem |
| narrative poem | a story told in poetic form; including plot, character, setting, dialogue, theme; may be free-verse or have a rhyme scheme |
| lyric poetry | expresses the poet's thought and feelings about a topic through vivid images and musical language. In ancient times, lyric poems were sung to the accompaniment of a lyre, a stringed instrument. |
