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ELA PATHFINDERS MRS. THIBODEAUX
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English
7th Grade
03/29/2007

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Rhyme
Definition
The repitition of the same or similar sounds,usually in stressed syllables at the ends of lines
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Couplet
Definition
Two rhyming lines [or a poem in which every two lines rhyme]
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Slant Rhyme
Definition
The repitition of similar [not exact] sounds at the end of lines
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Alliteration
Definition
The repitition of the beginning consonant sound
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Theme
Definition
The central message or main idea of a poem
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Free Verse [vers libre]
Definition
Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter
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Assonance
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The repitition or pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds
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Simile
Definition
A figure of speech in which two seemingly unlike things are compared using "like" or "as"
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Poetry
Definition
A form of writing that uses not only words, but also form, patterns of sound, imagery,and figurative language to convey its message
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Limerick
Definition
A light,humerous poem of five lines with the aabba rhyme scheme
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hyperbole
Definition
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
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rhythm
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The pattern of beats or stresses in a poem
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Cinquain
Definition
A five-lined poem based on syllable count and parts of speech
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Idioms
Definition
A phrase or expression that has a different meaning from what the words suggest in their original meaning
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Diamonte
Definition
A seven lined poem shaped like a diamond
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Imagery
Definition
Figurative language used to create particular mental images drawing upon the senses
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Personification
Definition
A figure of speech in which things or abstract ideas are given human attributes or characteristics
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Haiku
Definition
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of 5,7,and 5 syllables which reflect some aspect of nature
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Concrete
Definition
A type of poetry where the poem takes on the shape of its object
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Symbol
Definition
Something that represents or stands for somehting else
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds
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Stanza
Definition
Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem and has a main idea just as paragraphs do
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Metaphor
Definition
A comparison of two seemingly unlike thigs wherein something is stated as something else not using "like" or "as"
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Repitition
Definition
The restatement of words,phrases,sounds to emphasize a point
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Meter
Definition
Refers to a poems rhythm
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Mood
Definition
The authors feelings toward a subject
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Quatrain
Definition
A four line stanza
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End Rhyme
Definition
The rhyming of words at the end of two or more lines
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