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Cailyn Garrard ,Mia Rachkovskiy, Raya Patel
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Personification
A figure of speech in which an animal, object or idea is given
human characteristics.
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Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
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The repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually in stressed 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
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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.
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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.
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A person, place, an object, or an action that stands for something
beyond itself.
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Simile 11
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 15
Language that appeals to the five
senses---touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
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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.
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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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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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Couplet
Rhymed pair of lines in a poem.
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