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Poems Vocab
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8th Grade
03/18/2010

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rhythm
Definition
the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
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elegy
Definition
poem for the dead
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meter
Definition
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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rhyme
Definition
chiming effect that adds to the music of a poem
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end rhymes
Definition
rhyme in last word of a verse
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couplet
Definition
when two rhyming lines are consecutive
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exact rhymes
Definition

EX: Napping, tapping, rapping,

leopard, peppered

 

 

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Approximate rhyme
Definition

Uses sounds that are similar but arm not exactly the same

EX: fellow, hollow

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free verse
Definition
Repeating sentece patterns.
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alliteration
Definition

EX:

from the raven edgar allan pe

And the silken, sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

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assonance
Definition
when vowel sounds are repeated in a poem
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Onomatopeia
Definition

words that imitate or suggest their meansing

ES: sizzle, snap, crackle, pop, pow, shaazamm

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ballad
Definition
songlike poem that tells a story, often a sad story of betrayal, death, or loss
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epic
Definition
long narrative poem about the many deeds of a great hero. Closely connected to culture
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narrative poem
Definition
poem that tells a story
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lyric poem
Definition
poem that does not tell a story but expresses the emotion and personal feelings of the speaker
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ode
Definition
long lyric poem, usually praising some subject and written in dignified language.
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sonnet
Definition
fourteen line lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure, meter, and rhyme.
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