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| Narrative Poetry | a form of poetry that is used to tell a story; contains both poetic elements and fictional / story elements |
| Free Verse | poetry that does NOT (rhyme) or have a measurable meter pattern of syllables |
| Alliteration | repetition of consonant letters or sounds at the beginning of two or more words close together / Example: The wind whistled loudly through the willow trees |
| Anagram | type of wordplay where letters of a word or phrase are rearranged to create a (new) word or phrase / Examples: alive → a veil and dusty → study |
| Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like what it means / Examples: buzz, ouch, pop, sizzle |
| Enjambment | when a line of poetry carries its idea or thought over to the next line without a punctuation mark at the end |
| Repetition | writing the same word/phrase more than once to emphasize key ideas, emotions, and themes |
| Imagery | vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses; the reader can easily visualize/picture the scene |
| Simile | comparing two things using like / as // Her heart is like a stone. |
| Metaphor | comparing two things without using like / as // Her heart is a stone. |
| Personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects // the basketball walked away |
| Stanza | a group of lines similar to a paragraph |
| Lines | make up a stanza |
| Paraphrase | restating a text in your own words |
| Inference | conclusion drawn from details in the text; a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning |
| Direct Characterization | The author EXPLICITLY describes the character in the text. |
| Indirect Characterization | The author IMPLIES the character's personality through actions, dialogue, thoughts. |
| Imagery | vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses; the reader can easily visualize/picture the scene |
| Protagonist | The story’s main character, who is faced with a problem |
