Wonders Unit 2 Week 5 Vocabulary

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brittle

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means easily broken

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outstretched

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means extended to full length

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meter

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the rhythm of syllable in a line of poetry

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descriptive

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describes or tells about something

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stanzas

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groups of lines in a poem

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rhyme

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the repetition of similar sounds in poetry

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poetry

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a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language

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line

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a single row of words in a poem

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verse

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a single metrical line of poetry

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imagery

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descriptive language that appeals to the senses