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| stanzas | lines arranged in a group |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the end of words |
| rhythm | the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line |
| repetition | the use of a word, phrase, or line more than once |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that does not contain the word like or as |
| personification | a description of an object, an animal, a place, or an idea as if it were human or had human qualities |
| imagery | nvolves one or more of your five senses (hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight). An author uses a word or phrase to stimulate your memory of those senses. |
| free verse | poetry that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, etc. |
| narrative poetry | poem is one that tells a story. It follows a similar structure as that for a short story or novel. There is a beginning, a middle and an end, as well as the usual literary devices such as character and plot. |
| onomatopoeia | is a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. |
