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poetry terms

This is a basic vocabulary needed to understand our poetry unit.

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formthe way a poem looks
stanzathe parts of a poem= a paragraph in prose
linea part of a stanza; isn't necessarily a sentence
rhymewords end with the same sounds
rhythm (meter)pattern of stresses and unstressed syllables
free versepoems that sound like conversation
repetitionwords, phrases or lines that are repeated to emphasize an idea or create a feeling
imageryusing words to create a picture or recall a sensation
figures of speechwords that show ordinary things in new ways
similecomparison that uses like or as
metaphorcomparison that does not use like or as
personificationgiving something that is not human, human qualities
onomatopoeiause of a word to suggest a sound
hyperbolewild, funny exaggeration


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