Poetry Terms

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What is the term for the way a poem looks on a page?

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form

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What is the figurative language technique that gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas?

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personification

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What do we call the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?

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rhythm

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What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words?

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alliteration

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What is a comparison of two things that directly states one is something else?

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metaphor

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What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a poem?

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motif

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What do we call a poem that tells a story?

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narrative poem

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What is the term for the emotional atmosphere created by a poem?

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mood

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What is the term for the main message or lesson of a poem?

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theme

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What is the term for a pair of rhyming lines in a poem?

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couplet