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| Using words "like" or "as" to compare two different persons or things. |
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| compares one thing to another WITHOUT using the words like or as. |
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| A reference to a famous person, place event, or work of literature |
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| A kind of description which appeals to one or more of the 5 senses (touch, sight, hearing, tasting,or smelling. |
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| A sound device that uses words that are actual sounds when you hear the words. (buzz, zap, pow) |
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| The repeating of a word or phrase to add rhythm or emphasis. |
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| A six line stanza or poem |
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| Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme |
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| A rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry |
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A pattern of end rhymes in a poem
yesterday I went to bed (a)
and on my way I hit my head (a)
I cried like a baby (b)
Then I thought maybe (b)
I should be more cautious (C)
And not so obnoxious (C) |
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| Wording that communicates meaning beyond the literal meaning of a word. (similies, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia |
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| Devices and techniques used in poetry such as: voice, stanza, sound, rhythm, figures of speech and form. |
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| A 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter |
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| A type of narrative poem which tells a story that has a setting, plot, and characters |
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| A very long poem that retells in a continuous narrative the life and jorney of a heroic or mythological person or group. |
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| A five line poem or stanza, with a definite pattern of words or syllables for each line. |
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| A figure of speech where the truth is exaggerated for humerous effect or emphasis. |
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| Poetry that does not follow a specific form and does NOT have to rhyme. |
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A type of Japanese poetry that is made of 3 lines. Syllables in lines are:
1: 5 syllables
2: 7 syllables
3: 5 syllables |
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| Describes of group of poetry which tells stories: plot, character and setting. a ballad is a narrative poem |
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| A poem in the shape of a diamond. Each line uses specific ofrms, lines being set by number and kinds of words. |
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| A kind of poem which forms the shape of its subject. If the poem is about hamburgers, you would arrange the words to outline or shape a hamburger. |
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| A humerous poem of 5 lines. They have a definite rhyme scheme of aabba |
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| A poem that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts rather than telling a story. |
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| The repeating beginning consonant sounds of words for emphasis, a sound device that uses repetition of the consonant sound aat the beginning of a word. |
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| A line ( or lines ) that is (are) repeated at the end of the stanza in poetry or music. |
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| Giving human like qualities to non-human item or thing |
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| expresses an emotional feeling |
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| A group of lines in a poem similar to that of a pragraph; the way a poem is divided. |
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| Stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem. |
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| Occurance of similar or identical sounds at the end of 2 or more words. The repeating of end sounds of words. |
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| The way a line in a poem has stressed and unstressed words. |
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