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Poetry vocabulary
vocabulary to understand poetry
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02/16/2021

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Term

 

stanza

Definition

 

 a group of lines in a poem 

Term

Verse 

( must understand what a line is first to answer this question)

Definition

 

one of the lines in a poem 

Term

 

meter

Definition

 

the rhythmic structure of a verse 

Term

 

rhythm 

Definition

 

 

the beat of a poem 

Term

 

rhyme

Definition

 

when two or more words end with the same sound 

Term

 

Lyrical Poem 

Definition

 

 

a typically short poem expressing the personal feelings and ideas of a single speaker 

Term

 

Narrative Poem 

Definition

 

 

tells a story or a sequence of events

Term

 

Free Verse 

Definition

 

poetry that does not rhyme and has no regular rhythm 

Term

 

speaker 

Definition

 

the narrative voice of a poem that speaks about his situation or feelings

Term

 

 

simile 

Definition

 

a comparison of two unlike objects using the words like and as 

Term

 

metaphor 

Definition

 

 

a comparison of two unlike things

Term

 

repetition 

Definition

 

using the same word or phrase over and over again 

Term

 

 

Alliteration 

Definition

 

 

repetition of words with same beginning sound not only the same  letters

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onomatopoeia 

Definition

 

 

words that sound like the objects or actions

example 

boom 

bang 

zig zag 

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hyperbole

Definition

 

to make something seem lager or more important than it is 

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personification 

Definition

 

 

language that gives human characteristic to objects or animals

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