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Poetry Terms
A Collection of Poetic Terms
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English
9th Grade
05/03/2009

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End Rhyme
Definition
the last word of each line rhymes
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Internal Rhyme
Definition
rhyme within one line
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
any pattern of an end rhyme
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alliteration
Definition
repitition of consinant sound
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Assonance
Definition
repitition of vowel sounds at the beginning of each word
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Refrain
Definition
a repitition of a section of lines
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
written sound
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Iambic Pentameter
Definition
Rythm consisting of five feet of short long feet
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Blank Verse
Definition
Iambic Pentameter that does not rhyme
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Free Verse
Definition
no rhyme and no structure
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Imagery
Definition
Gustatory (taste), Olfactory (smell), Auditory (sound), Tactile (touch), Visual (sight), Organic (Internal), Kinesthetic (Movement)
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Denotation
Definition
literal meaning
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Connotation
Definition
underlying meaning
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Allusion
Definition
reference to something famous
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Hyperbole
Definition
extreme exageration
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Oxymoron
Definition
two opposites that give a truth
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metonymy
Definition
bigger thing that represents something smaller
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synecdoche
Definition
a part representing a whole
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Apostrophe
Definition
talking to a not living object
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Anaphora
Definition
repitition of words at the beginning of each line
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