poetry vocabulary

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One line of a poem

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verse

Front

A section or division of a poem

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stanza

Front

When two words sound the same at the end

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rhyme

Front

The pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables

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rhythm

Front

What is it called when the author repeats a word, line, or phrase for emphasis?

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repetition

Front

The reader's feelings

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mood

Front

The author's feelings toward the poem's subject

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tone

Front

When something represents or stands for something else

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symbolism

Front

The special language that authors use to create pictures in the readers' minds

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figurative language

Front

Sentences are grouped into paragraphs

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prose