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Poetry Terms

Vocabulary of Poetry Terms for 6-8th Grade.

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SymbolSomething that represents something else. Example: The American Flag represents the United States, Indepedence, and/or freedom.
AlliterationRepetition of a consonant sound. Silly Sally Swept the Sofa
AllusionA Reference to another person,place,time or literaty work that brings deeper meaning to a work of literature.
AssonanceRepetition of a Vowel. The rain in spain falls mainly in the plains.
MetaphorComparing two things using Like or As
SimilieThe Woman's skirt was like a cake looking as if it has been frosted with lace.
ImageryThe river was clear and cold, rushing along like millions of little feet tramping over rocks.
RhymeWhen a word matches another in sounds. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I Am.
OnomatopeiaWhen a word is written to represent the way it souds. Example: Buzz, Smash, Clanlk.
StanzaA group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in the poem.
Biographyliterature written about someone else's life. It is nonfiction.
InferenceA guess based on a combination of details and thinking
Paraphraseto restate the meaning of something in different words.l
Summarizingstripping the extra verbiage of the text.
End Rhymelines ending with words that sound the same.
RepititionReiteration or the repeating of a word,sound,pharse, or idea.
RhymeRhyme that follows a pattern.



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