Poetry Terms

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Type of poetry that does NOT rhyme.

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free verse

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This--in a poem--is like a paragraph in an essay. It is one section of the poem, set apart from other sections by a blank line.

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stanza

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This is the attitude of the poet or writer shown through his or her word choices and techniques.

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tone

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A poet writes with a certain attitude or tone and makes the reader sense a certain feeling or…

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mood

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This is a couple of lines--usually similar lengths, with the same meter, and they often rhyme.

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couplet

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Compares two things using LIKE or AS.

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Simile

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Makes a comparison between two things NOT using the words LIKE or AS.

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Metaphor

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An exaggerated statement or claim.

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Hyperbole

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To give human characteristics to something non-human.

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Personification

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Repetition of beginning sounds in words

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Alliteration