Poetry Vocabulary

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The repetition of sounds at the end of words, such as pool, rule, and fool.

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rhyme

Front

The beat created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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rhythm

Front

The use of words that imitate sound?

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onomatopoeia

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.

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alliteration

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Describe one thing as if it were something else. They often point out a similarity between two unlike things.

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metaphor

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Gives human qualities to something that is nonhuman.

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personification

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Uses like or as to compare two unlikely things

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simile

Front

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses?

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Sensory Language

Front

Poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

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Lyric Poem

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A humorous, rhyming, 5 line poem with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme?

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Limerick Poem