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Poetry Terms

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Personification

A figure of speech in which an animal,
object, or idea is given human
characteristics.

Example: The pencil in not human but it has a face and
arms that give it human characteristics.

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Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginning of words.

Example: S is repeated multiple times.

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Rhyme

The repetition of the same or similar
sounds, usually stressed in syllables at

the ends of lines

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Rhythm

Musical quality created by a pattern of beats or stresses in
a line of poetry.

Example: Because I Could Not Stop For Death
By Emily Dickinson

Because I could not stop for death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves,
And immortality.

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Onomatopoeia

The use of words or phrases whose sounds suggest their
meanings. The sound of the word boom, for example,
suggests an explosion

Example: boom would indicate a loud explosion.

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End rhyme
Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines.

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Internal rhyme
Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry.

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Stanzas
A group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines.

Example:
Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry.
Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry.

←Stanza
Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry.
Poetry. Poetry. Poetry. Poetry.

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Symbol

A person, place, an object, or an action that stands for
something beyond itself.

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Simile
A comparison using like or as.

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Metaphor

Direct comparison between two unlike things. It does not
use the words like or as.

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Hyperbole

Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for
emphasis or humorous effect.

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Free Verse

Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or
form.

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Imagery

Language that appeals to the five senses---touch, taste,
smell, hearing, and sight.

Example:
I smell the flowers,

Hear the bees.
Feel the nectar,
See the trees.
And one more thing,
I taste the honey.

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Lyric poem

Short poem that directly expresses the poet’s thoughts
and emotions in a musical way.

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Narrative poem
Poem that tells a story.

Example: This poem tells a story about the harvest of the
sea.

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Rhyme scheme

The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. The first end
sound is represented as the letter a, the second b, etc.

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Poetry

A form of writing that uses not only words, but also form,
patterns of sound, imagery, and figurative language to

convey its message

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Sound devices

Techniques used to create a sense of rhythm or to
emphasize particular sounds in writing.

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Meter

Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that
gives a line of poetry a predictable rhythm.

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Figurative language
The use of words to create an image in the reader's mind.

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Mood
The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer.

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Idiom

A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from
what the words say literally.

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Symbolism

A literary device where a physical object represents
something else.

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Repetition
A technique in which the same word or line is repeated for
emphasis or unity. Helps to reinforce meaning and create

an appealing rhythm

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Refrain
Stanza or line that is repeated throughout the poem.

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Couple
Rhymed pair of lines in a poem.

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