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| Form | The way a poem looks or its arrangement on the page. Arranged in lines or stanza. EX. diamante, acrostic, cinquaine |
| Rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| End Rhyme | When the words at the end of lines in a poem rhyme. Cat-Bat, Whether-Feather |
| Internal Rhyme | When words within a single line of poetry rhyme |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern of rhymes in a poem. They are described by using letters like AABB or ABAB |
| Rhythm | The beat of a poem that comes from the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Repetition | Sounds, words, phrases, lines, or even stanzas that are repeated within a poem |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that imitate natural sounds. Bang! Pow! Splash! |
| Imagery | The use of words or phrases that appeals to the senses and helps to paint a picture in the reader's mind |
| Figurative Language | Expressions that are not literrally true but create fresh and original descriptions |
| Simile | A comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | A comparison of one thing to another that does NOT use "like" or "as" |
| Personification | Description in which as object is given human qualities |
| Theme | The message about life and living it that the author/writer wants to convey |
