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Poetry Terms
6th grade poetry terms
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English
6th Grade
05/10/2011

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Rhym
Definition
is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words. (ex
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Rhythm
Definition
is the beat created by the pattern or stressed and unstressed syllable
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Repetition
Definition
is the use of an element of language
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Alliteration
Definition
is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words
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Figurative Language
Definition
is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
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Personification
Definition
gives human qualities to something that is nonhuman
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Sensory Language
Definition
is writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five sense
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Narrative
Definition
poetry tells a story in verse. Has elements similar to those in a short story, such as plot and characters.
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Lyric
Definition
poetry express the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.
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Concrete
Definition
poems that are shaped to look like their subjects.
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Haiku
Definition
a three line Japanese verse form. The first line and the third line have five syllables each and the second line has seven syllables.
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Limerick
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is a humorous, rhyming, five
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