Poetry Terms

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The formal arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is free verse?

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A type of poetry that does not have a regular rhyme scheme or meter and sounds like normal speech.

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What is an example of rhyme?

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"It was a dark and stormy night, And the ghosts wanted to give me a fright."

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as.'

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What is imagery in poetry?

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

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What is an acrostic poem?

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A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is a stanza?

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