Poetry Vocabulary (Week # 10)

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What is rhythm?

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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhyming lines in a poem.

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What is end rhyme?

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When the last words of two or more lines rhyme with each other.

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What is a stanza?

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A unit that forms a section of a poem, usually separated with a double space.

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What is a 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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What is a simile?

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

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a visual representation.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message conveyed by the poem.