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Poetry Terms
For FHHS 9th grade
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English
9th Grade
10/07/2008

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similes
Definition
comparison wit the use of like or as
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lyric
Definition
word used in a song
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personification
Definition
human qualities to non human objects
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couplet
Definition
2 consecutive line of poetry that have the same rhyme scheme
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onomatopoeia
Definition
sound imitates or suggests its meaning
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iamb
Definition
unit of measure with unstressed followed by a stressed
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free verse
Definition
does not have regular meter or rhyme scheme.
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rhyme
Definition
repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them
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stanza
Definition
group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit.
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pun
Definition
play on words
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idiom
Definition
means something different from the literal meaning of each word
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connotation
Definition
all the meaning, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of the same or similar consonant
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assonance
Definition
repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds
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blank verse
Definition
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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sonnet
Definition
14 line lyric poem
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imagery
Definition
appeals to the senses
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metaphor
Definition
comparison with the use of like or as
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refrain
Definition
repeated word, phrase, line or group of lines
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meter
Definition
regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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