Poetry Terms

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Lines of poetry arranged in groups

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stanza

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The way a poem looks on a page.

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form

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The repetition of similar sounds and the pattern produced in a poem, usually marked by letters: abba.

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rhyme scheme

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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

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rhythm

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The poet's attitude towards his/her subject.

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tone

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A poem depends on this to express meaning and it comes from rhyme, rhythm, and repetition.

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sound, sounds

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A kind of figurative language in which an animal, object, or idea is given human qualities.

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personification

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Words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

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imagery

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words.

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alliteration

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A comparison of two things that have something in common and directly states one thing is something else.

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metaphor