Third Grade Poetry Terms

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What is poetry that does not include pattern, rhyme, or rhythm?

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Free verse is a type of poetry that does not follow a specific pattern, rhyme scheme, or rhythm.

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What do we call the words on one line of a poem?

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Lines are the individual rows of words in a poem.

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What is the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds called?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is the pattern of syllables in a line of poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and beats in a line of poetry.

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What is a comparison in which something that is not human is described with human characteristics?

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Personification is a literary device where non-human things are given human traits.

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What do we call a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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

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What is a word that imitates a sound?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically resembles the sound it describes.

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What is the feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates?

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Mood is the emotional feeling that a poem evokes in the reader.

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What is a pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem?

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Rhyme scheme is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem.

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What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.