Exploring 6th Grade Poetry

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Poetry

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A form of literature using rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of language

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Stanza

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often with a repeating pattern

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Rhyme

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Repetition of similar sounds in two or more words

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words

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Haiku

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A traditional Japanese three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

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Free Verse

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Poetry without a regular rhyme or rhythm

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things