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poetic devices
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English
8th Grade
08/21/2008

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Line
Definition
a single phrase or sentence in a poem.
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stanza
Definition
a group of lines in a poem that resemble a paragraph.
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end rhymes
Definition
the last words on two or more lines that rhyme.
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Rhyme scheme
Definition
the pattern of rhymes in a poem.
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poetic devices
Definition
statigies that poets use to design a poem
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alliteration
Definition
the repition of the same or similar initial consonant sounds in words that are close together
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assonance
Definition
repetition of vowel sounds
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consanance
Definition
repitition of final consanant sounds
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allusion
Definition
a refrence to a person place event or statementfrom history literature religion mythology politics sports or science
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refrain
Definition
a group of words repeated at intervals like the ones in songs or in a poem or speech
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symbol
Definition
a person place thing or event that has its own meaning and stands for something else to
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onomatopoiea
Definition
words that imitate the sounds that they describe. sish plunk pop drip
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Rhyme
Definition
reoccuring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the end of lines of verse
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Rythm
Definition
the reoccuring pattern of strong and weak syllabic stresses
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meter
Definition
a fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of fixed length to create rythm
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repitition
Definition
repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
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