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Mrs. Rossi's English Class
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16
English
7th Grade
09/02/2010

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Term

Speaker

Definition

the person who's voice we here in the poem.

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Couplet

Definition

two ryhming lines of poetry

Term

Poet

Definition

person who plays with language to write poetry.

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Hyperbole

Definition

exaggeration

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Alliteration

Definition

repition of consonants sounds

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Assonance

Definition

repition of vowel sounds

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Symbolism

Definition

object stands for something else

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Simile

Definition

comparing two items using like or as in the comparison

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Metephor

Definition

comparison of two items without using like or as.

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Onomatopoeia

Definition

words that imatate sounds

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Figurative Language

Definition

a general term of poetic devices such as simile and metephore.

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Imagery

Definition

poetry that appeals to the senses.

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Rhyme Scheme

Definition

the pattern of ryhm in a poem.

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Rythem

Definition

the "beat" of a poem.

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Personification

Definition

giving something non-human have human qualities.

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Stanza

Definition

group of lines of poetry/NOT A PARAGRAPH!!!!!!

 

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