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Published by Joel Perkins, 2019-09-19 19:50:12

Poetry terms 2

Poetry Terms 2

Poetry Terms

By Joel, Jose, Brennan

Personification

Personification: An animal, object or idea given human characteristics.

The frog is showing an example of personification because it is wearing a
shirt and smiling.

Alliteration

Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

This shows alliteration because the beginnings of all sound the same.

Rhyme

Rhyme: The repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually in stressed
syllables at the ends of lines.

Rhythm

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

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia: The use of words or phrases whose sounds suggest their
meanings.

End Rhyme

End Rhyme: Rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines.

Internal Rhyme

Internal rhyme: Rhyme that occurs in a single line of poetry.

Stanzas

Stanzas: A group of lines in poetry set off by blank lines.

Symbol

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

Simile

Simile: A comparison using like or as.

Metaphor

Metaphor: A direct comparison of two unlike things. It doesn’t use like or
as.

Hyperbole

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

Free Verse

Free verse: Poetry written without a common rhyme scheme, meter, or
form.

Imagery

Imagery: Language that appeals to the five senses- Touch, Taste, Smell,
Hearing, and Sight.

Lyric Poem

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

Narrative Poem

Narrative Poem: Poem that tells a story

Rhyme Scheme

Rhyme Scheme: The sequence in which the rhyme occurs.

Poetry

Poetry: A form of writing that not uses only words, but also form, patterns of
sound, Imagery, and figurative language to convey its message.

Sound Devices

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

Meter

Meter: Regular pattern of stressed syllables that gives a line of poetry a
predictable rhythm.

Figurative Language

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

Mood

Mood: The feeling or atmosphere created by the author.

Idiom

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

Symbolism

Symbolism: A literary device where a physical object represents something
else.

Repetition

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

rhythm.

Refrain

Refrain: Stanza or line that is repeated throughout the poem.

Couplet

Couplet: Rhymed pair of lines in a poem.


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