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| Acrostic Poem | a poem that uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All lines of the poem should relate to or describe the poem. |
| Autobiographical Poem | Is a personal poem - it reveals something about the person writing the poem. |
| Haiku Poem | A traditional form of Japanese poetry. It consists of 3 lines. Generally, the first and last lines of the poem have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme. |
| Diamante Poem | A poem in the shape of a diamond. Each lines uses specific types of words, like adjectives and -ing words. It does not have to rhyme. |
| ABC Poem | A poem that has 26 lines, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. They are written about one theme. Sometimes they rhyme, but they don't have to. |
| Allegory | When used in a narrative form, it tells a story that can be read symbolically. |
| Alliteration | Occurs when the inital sounds of a word, beginning with either a consonant or a vowel, are repeated in close succession. |
| Image | Literal images appeal to our sense of realistic perception. |
| Irony | Refers to a difference betweeen the way something is appears and what is actually true. |
| Metaphor | expands the sense and clarifies the meaning of something. |
| Rhyme | the most recognized convention of poetry. This helps to unify a poem; it also repeats a sound that links one concept to another. |
| Tone | This element is roughly equivalent to the mood it creates in the reader. |
