Understanding Poetry and Word Parts

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Multiple Meaning

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Words with 2 or more meanings

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Prefix

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A word part added before a base or root word to make a new word

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Line Break

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The end of a line of poetry

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Suffix

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A word part added after a base or root word to make a new word

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Base Word

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A word that can stand alone and has meaning

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Rhyme

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Words that have the same ending sound

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Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that creates a picture in the reader's mind

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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