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Poetry
Final 2012
16
English
6th Grade
06/11/2012

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Term
Simile
Definition
The comparison of two things, using words like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
The comparison of two things without using the words like or as
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Hyperbole
Definition
Exaggeration, used for comic effect
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Personification
Definition
The description of a nonhuman object as if it had human qualities
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Alliteration
Definition
The repitition of the beginning consonant sounds of words.
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End rhyme
Definition
he rhyming of words at the end of two or more lines
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds of actions they describe.
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Repetition
Definition
The restatement of words or phrases to emphasize a particular point.
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Ballad
Definition
poem that tells a story
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Cinquain
Definition
Five-line poem, Certain function and contains a specific number of words (12341)
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Limerick
Definition
Humorous, five line poem. 1st, 2nd, 5th lines rhyme, 3rd and 4th lines rhyme.
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Couplet
Definition
Two lines that rhyme and usually express a complete thought.
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Free verse
Definition
No pattern or consistent rhyme
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Haiku
Definition

Three-line poem about nature

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

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Quatrain
Definition
Group of four lines of poetry in which the rhyming pattern is usually AABB or ABCB
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