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| poetry | type of writing that is usually written in verse |
| verse | language with a definite rhythm that is usually arranged in columns down a page |
| narrative poetry | poetry which tells a story |
| stanzas | the division in poetry similar to a paragraph |
| rhyme scheme | pattern in which rhyme occurs at the end of line of poetry |
| internal rhyme | pattern of rhyme which occurs within a single line of poetry |
| meter | the rhythm of a poem, the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| simile | a comparison of two different things using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things that does not use like or as |
| descriptive poetry | poetry that describes something such as an object, person or emotion |
| imagery | a type of language with which the poet creates a mental picture of the thing being described |
| onomatopoeia | use of a word whose sound makes you think of its meaning "buzz" |
| personification | when something that is not human is given human characteristics. |
