Poetry Terms Review

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Free Verse

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A poem that does not use rhymes or patterns.

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Mood

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The way you feel when you read a text.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that represent sounds.

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Limerick

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A funny poem with five lines.

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Oxymoron

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Two opposite words that seem contradictory but are true.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Stanza

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.