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Poetry Review

Review of Poetry Terms

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EllipsisUsed in this sentence they omit.........or stress a point like study now.....
Limericka five line funny poem with an A, A, B, B, A rhyme scheme, B,B lines are shorter
Haiku3 line Japanese nature poetry with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the last line
Concrete PoetryPoetry that takes on the shape of its subject
Invented Format Poetrypoetry which someone invents a format like alphabet poetry
Narrative PoetryPoetry which tells a story and may have all the characteristics of a story.
Lyric PoetryPoetry which expresses strong emotion or feeling.
ParodyWork written to make fun of an original work.
Free Verse PoetryPoetry which does not have to rhyme or follow any set format.
BalladA type of narrative poem that is often in the form of song.
ElegyPoem written to praise the dead.
IronyThis is a literary technique used in all genres in which the reader or character expects one thing to happen and something much different does happen.
Stanza:poetry::paragraphs:prose
Line:poetry::sentences:prose
Figurative LanguageName given to simile, metaphor, personification used in a way to make the meaning of a work clearer.
SimileThe use of like or as in a comparison.
MetaphorA comparison where one thing is said to be another.
PersonificationGiving human characteristics to something that is not human.
HyperboleAn extreme exaggeration.
ImageryLanguage used to create mental images using the sensory details of sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste.
Rhyme SchemeA pattern of end rhymes in poetry.
IdiomWords used in a special way whose use is not literal in meaning.
RhymeTool used to create patterns in poetry.
Internal RhymeRhyming words WITHIN a line of poetry.
End RhymeRhyming words found at the end of a line of poetry used to create a rhyme scheme.
RhythmSeries of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
Repetitionthe repeating of a word phrase or sound to create rhythm in poetry.
AlliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in poetry.
AlliterationStupid Sam slapped Susie Sunday. Is an example of....
EllipsisA series of periods....to provide emphasis or show something left out.
OnomatopoeiaWords whose spellings imitate the sounds they make.
AlliterationStudents surely shall sing Sunday. REPETITION EXAMPLE OF=
OnomatopoeiaCrash EXAMPLE OF=
LineSentence:Prose::______:Poetry
OnomatopoeiaBuzz EXAMPLE OF=
SimileThe hail was like golfballs on the roof. EXAMPLE OF=
MetaphorThe students were fireballs on the text. EXAMPLE OF=
PersonificationThe siren screamed in the night. EXAMPLE OF=
IdiomI could kick myself for not studying for the test. EXAMPLE OF=
HyperboleYour mom is so wide that she makes a beeping noise when she backs up. EXAMPLE OF=


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