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Poetry Terms

Test Wednesday, October 29

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alliterationrepetition of consonant sounds
haikujapanese poem that contains three lines; syllables are 5 7 5
hyperboleexaggeration for effect, saying more than is true
internal rhymerhyme that occurs inside a line
metaphora comparison that does not use like or as
onomatopoeiathe sound of a word suggests its meaning (buzz, clang)
personificationgiving non human things human like qualities
refrainrepetition of a line or phrase at regular intervals, like the chorus of a song
rhyme schemethe pattern of rhyme at the end of line
stanzaa division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains
imagea picture that is created with words


English 8
Challenger Middle School

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