Poetry Vocab

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Group of lines in a poem.

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Stanza

Front

A figure of speech that imitates sounds.

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Onomatopoeia

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Pattern of end rhymes in a stanza or poem.

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Rhyme Scheme

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Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis.

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Repitition

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Repetition of initial sounds in a phrase or sentence.

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Alliteration

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Appeals to multiple senses, creates movement, expresses moods/emotions.

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Imagery

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Crocodile's teeth are white daggers.

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metaphor

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The lightning danced across the night sky.

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personification

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As boring as watching paint dry.

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simile

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I have a ton of chores to do when I get home.

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hyperbole