Poetry Unit Review 6th Grade LRIS

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes, not its literal or primary meaning.

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Personification

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Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

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Poetry

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A genre of literature that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form using lines and stanzas.

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words or phrases that sound like the things to which they refer (e.g., buzz, click, pop, bang).

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'I wandered lonely as a cloud').

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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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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a piece of literature.

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Stanza

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