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Published by Luka Michtich, 2019-09-10 08:08:22

lmichtich-illustrated Poetry Terms - Google Docs

lmichtich-illustrated Poetry Terms - Google Docs

Poetry Terms

Luka Michtich Nate Hoover

Personification

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

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginnings of words.

Rhyme

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

Rhythm

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

Onomatopoeia

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

End rhyme

Rhyme that occurs at the end of lines.

Internal rhyme

A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry.

Stanzas

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

Symbol

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

Simile

A comparison using like or as.

Metaphor

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

Hyperbole

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

Free Verse

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

Imagery

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

Lyric poem

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

Narrative poem

A poem that tells a story.

Rhyme scheme

The sequence in which the rhyme occurs.The first end

sounds is represented as the letter a, the second, b,

etc.

Poetry

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

Sound devices

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

Meter

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

Figurative language

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

The music is loud, the figures are moving, you hear a
crunching sound of popcorn.

Mood

The feeling or atmosphere created by the writer.

Idiom

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

Symbolism

A literary device where a physical object represents
something else.

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.

Refrain

Stanza or line that is repeated throughout the poem.

Couplet

Rhymed pair of lines in a poem.


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