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| poetry | “a style of writing that arranges words in lines to create a certain effect” |
| prose | “the ordinary form of written language, which uses sentences and paragraphs to accomplish its purpose” |
| speaker | “the voice in a poem; the character who tells the poem” |
| stanza | “a group of lines that forms a division in poetry” |
| theme | “the message of a literary work” |
| alliteration | “the repetition of beginning consonant sounds” |
| meter | “the rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem” |
| onomatopoeia | “the use of words that imitate sounds” |
| repetition | “repeating words, phrases, or lines of poetry for emphasis” |
| rhyme | “the repetition of similar or identical sounds at the ends of wordsL |
| rhyme scheme | “the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a stanza of poetry” Example: AABB |
| rhythm | “the musical quality of speech created by stressed and unstressed syllables” |
| imagery | “words and phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses” |
| euphemism | “a word or phrase used to make an idea seem less offensive or unpleasant” |
| extended metaphor | “a metaphor that develops a detailed comparison between two unlike things throughout an entire poem” |
| figurative language | “words and expressions that are not meant to be taken literally” |
| hyperbole | “an exaggeration used for effect” |
| idiom | “an expression that means something other than the literal meaning of the words; expressions such as throw in the towel, get out of hand, or piece of cake” |
| metaphor | “a stated comparison between two unlike things without using like or as” |
| personification | “a figure of speech in which nonhuman things are given human characteristics” |
| simile | “a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as” |
| symbol | “a person, place, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself” |
| ballad | “a songlike narrative poem that tells an exciting story” |
| epic poem | “a long narrative poem that tells about the adventures and achievements of a heroic figure” |
| lyric poem | “a poem that expresses emotions or ideas about an object, person, or event” |
| narrative poem | “a poem that tells a story; includes the elements of a short story – plot, characters, conflict, and setting” |
| parody | “a work that imitates or mocks another work for the purpose of humor” |
| free verse | “poetry that does not have a specific rhyme scheme or meter” |
| graphical elements | “elements such as word placement and capitalization that enhance the style of a poem” |
| haiku | “a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern” |
| limerick | “a humorous five-line poem that has a specific rhyme scheme and meter” |
