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| Alliteration | The repeating of beginning consonant sounds. |
| Allusion | Is a reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature. |
| Blank Verse | Is unrhymed poetry written in meter. The lines are 10 syllables in length. |
| Concrete poem | A form of poetry in which the shape or design helps express the meaning or feeling of a poem |
| External Conflict | Involves a character who struggles against force outside him or herself such as nature, a physical obstacle or another character. |
| Internal Conflict | One that occurs within a character. |
| Figurative language | A language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings and words. Words are often used to symbolize ideas and concepts. |
| Foreshadowing | Occurs when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story. Creates suspense ad makes readers eager to find out what will happen. |
| Free Verse | Poetry that does not contain regular patters of rhythm or rhyme. Achieves a rhythm more like that of everyday speech. |
| Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces. |
| Haiku | Is a type of Japanese poetry that presents a picture of nature. IS 3 lines in length. The first line is 5 syllables, 2nd line is 7 syllables and the 3rd line is 5 syllables. |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect. |
| Imagery | Imagery Consists of descriptive words or phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader. Usually appeals to the 5 senses- sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. |
| Irony | Contrast between appearance and reality- usually realty is the opposite of what it seems |
| Dramatic Irony | The reader or viewer knows something that a character does not know. |
| Verbal Irony | Exists when someone knowingly exaggerated or says one thing and mean another. |
| Irony of Situation | A contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens. |
| Metaphor | Is a comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. DOES NOT contain like or as. |
| meter | A regular pattern of stresses and unstressed syllable in a poem. It emphasizes the musical quality of the language. |
| Narrative poem | Poetry that tells a story- contains characters, setting and plot. It also ahs rhythm, imagery and figurative language. |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of a word whose sound makes you think of its meaning, as in buzz, gunk, zip |
| Personification | The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea. |
| Rhyme | The occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words, such as suite, heat and complete. |
| Rhyme Scheme | Is a pattern of end rhymes in a poem. It is noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet. Lines that rhyme with one another are given the same letter. |
| Rhythm | Is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Used to emphasize ideas and create mood. |
| Simile | Is a figure o speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words like |
| Stanza | A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. |
| couplet | a two line stanza |
| Tercet | a three line stanza |
| Quatrain | a four line stanza |
| Cinquain | a five line stanza |
| Sestet | a six line stanza |
| Heptastich | a seven line stanza |
| Octave | a eight line stanza |
