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Poetry vocabulary
Poetry need to know
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English
7th Grade
09/02/2010

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Speaker:
Definition
person whos voice we hear in the poem
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Couplet:
Definition
two rhyming lines of poetry
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Poet:
Definition
person who plays with language to write poetry
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Hyperbole:
Definition
an exaggeration
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Alliteration:
Definition
repetition of consonant sounds
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Assonance:
Definition
repetition or vowel sounds
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Symbolism:
Definition
an object that stands for something else
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Simile:
Definition
a comparison using like or as
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Metaphor:
Definition
comparison of two items without using like or as
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Onomatopoeia:
Definition
words that imitate sounds (bang, woosh)
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Figurative Language:
Definition
a general term for poetic devices such as simles or metaphores
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Imagery:
Definition
poetry that appels to the sences ( sweet buttery popcorn... do not use the word imagine )
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Rhyme Scheme:
Definition
pattern of a rhyme
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Rhythm:
Definition
the 'beat' of the poem
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Personifacation:
Definition
giving something non- human, human like qualities
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Stanza:
Definition
group of lines of poetry
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Connotation:
Definition
the feelings attached to words
ex) look at the cute chuppy baby ... look at the obiest fat baby
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