Poetry Literary Terms

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What is a traditional form of Japanese poetry about nature that has 3 lines and 17 syllables (5-7-5)?

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Haiku

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What term describes words that sound like what they mean?

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Onomatopoeia

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What is the term for a poem where the words and lines create a shape?

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Concrete poem

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What are forms of writing used to make a poem musical or lyrical?

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Sound devices

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What is a comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

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What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

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What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry?

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Alliteration

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What is the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry?

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Rhythm

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What is a type of poem that tells a story?

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Narrative poem

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What is a poem that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme?

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Free verse poem