Poetry Terms

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Poetry Terms Flashcards - Instructions

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Create flashcards for the terms included in the poetry unit. Make sure to include ALL 23 words and highlight the words as noted in the vocab document.

Structure:

1. Front of Card: Term and Example

2. Back of Card: Definition

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Line

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A single row of words within a poem.

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Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other stanzas, much like a paragraph in prose.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines of a poem.

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Free Verse

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Lines that follow no pattern or structure, usually do not rhyme.

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Verse

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- A line of a poem - A poem - A stanza within a poem - Poetry in general, especially metrical poetry

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Prose

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Ordinary writing or spoken language, usually written in sentences and paragraphs.

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Cliche

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Any figure of speech that was once clever and original but has become overused.

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Connotation

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The emotional, social, or psychological overtones of a word apart from its literal meaning.

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of a word.