| A | B |
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| free verse | poetry that does not contain a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme |
| stanza | groups of lines in a poem that are similar to the paragraphs in a story |
| Narrative poetry | tells a story; has characters and a plot |
| dialogue | the words characters say to each other |
| biography | a true story wirtten about a real person's life |
| poetry | language that uses few words to express important ideas |
| rhythm | the pattern of sounds you hear as you read |
| Lyric poetry | expresses the poet's strong feeling about a topic; it does NOT tell a story |
| stage directions | tells the actors what to do as they say their lines; written in Italic or in () |
| autobiography | a true story of a person's own life |
