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English 9
English 9
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Language - English
9th Grade
01/18/2016

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Term
Stanza
Definition
A paragraph of a poem. three or more lines.
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Found Poem
Definition
When you find words or phrases in other forms of media/ other mediums and create a poem.
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Couplet
Definition
A group of two lines.
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Free Verse
Definition
A poem without structure.
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of sounds at the start of a group of words.
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Personifcation
Definition
Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing.
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Hyperbole
Definition
Exaggeration.
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Metaphor
Definition
Saying one thing is another.
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Simile
Definition
Saying two unlike things are like or as each other.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Words that sound like actions.
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Synecdoche
Definition
A type of metaphor where a part/portion of the whole is treated as the whole. (I.E all hands on deck.)
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Symbol
Definition
A thing that is representative of meaning other than the direct meaning that the thing entails in it's self. (I.E Red octagon=Stop, Red cross=Medical)
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Speaker
Definition
The perspective the poem is told from.
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Setting
Definition
Where and when the poem takes place.
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Tone
Definition
The attitude the poet takes towards the reader.
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Mood
Definition
The emotion of the poem.
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Imagery
Definition
Lines that help to paint a picture.
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Repetition
Definition
When you repeat a word or line over and over again for effect.
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
Pattern of rhyme in a stanza/poem.
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Theme
Definition
The main message or lesson that the poem conveys.
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