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Poetry Terms
Poetry terms
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English
9th Grade
02/08/2012

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Atmosphere
Definition
mood or feeling created in the reader by the work
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setting
Definition
Time and Place
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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of initial sounds
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assonance
Definition
repetition of vowels
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speaker
Definition
The imagined voice of the poem
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mood
Definition
Feeling created in the reader by the work
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tone
Definition
the attitude of the author
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symbol
Definition
an image/thing that goes beyond literal definition; suggestive rather than definitive
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internal rhyme
Definition
rhyme occurs within lines
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end rhyme (look up rhyme)
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the rhyming words occur at the ends of the lines
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refrain
Definition
The repition of words or phrases
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onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of words that imitate sounds
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simile
Definition
comparison by a connective such as "like," "as,
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metaphor
Definition
items compared, WITHOUT a connective such as "like" or "as."
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connotation
Definition
suggested or associated meaning
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denotation
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dictionary definition
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allusion
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makes a reference to, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art...
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consonance
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the repetition of identical consonant sounds and differing vowel sounds in words in proximity
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personification
Definition
giving human qualities to inanimate objects
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plot
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The story in a poem, if it has one.
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meter
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a pattern of stressed (accented) sounds
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rhythm
Definition
stresses at regular intervals. The flow.
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scanning
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scanning a line of poetry for the kind and number of beats in it.
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figures of speech/figurative language
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non-logical language; not to be taken literally
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stanza
Definition
lines of poetry are commonly arranged in this manner
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lines
Definition
Verse. Hwat makes up a stanza
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imagery
Definition
sensory content of poems; appeals to the five senses. Allows you to imagine a scene.
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free verse
Definition
poems varying in length, adhering to no fixed pattern, and usually unrhymed
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sound effects
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The use of rhyme, words, meter etc. to create a specific effect by the sound.
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theme
Definition
The lesson learned
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narrative poetry
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a poem whose main purpose is to tell a story
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euphemism
Definition
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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hyperbole
Definition
An obvious exaggeration
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