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| hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration |
| end rhyme | rhyme which occurs at the end |
| internal rhyme | rhyme occurring within the line of poetry |
| onomatopoeia | use of words with sounds suggestive of their meaning |
| simile | comparison of to different objects using like or as |
| synonym | One of two or more words which have the same or nearly the same meaning |
| triplet | a unit or group of three lines which are rhymed together |
| acrostic poem | a poem in which the first letters of each line forma word or message relating to the subject |
| alliteration | repetition of initial sounds |
| antonym | words that are opposite in meaning |
| cinquain | a five line stanza of verse. The successive lines contain two, four, six, eight, then two syllables. |
| couplet | two successive lines of poetry with end-words that rhyme |
| free verse | poetry which does not rhyme |
| form | arrangement, manner, or method used to convey the content, such as free verse, couplet |
| haiku | a Japanese form of poetry which gives a brief description of nature - consists of three unrhymed with five, seven, then five syllables |
| homonym | two or more distinct words with the same pronunciation but with different meanings and spellings |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration of the truth |
| imagery | figurative language |
| limerick | a light, humorous vers form of five lines with rhyme scheme of AABBA |
| metaphor | association of two completely differnt objects as being the same thing |
| meter | device used to measure poetry |
| foot | series of stresses and unstressed syllables |
| nursery rhyme | short poem for children |
