Poetry Vocabulary

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What is a line in a poem?

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A single line of words in a poem. Similar to a sentence.

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What is the speaker of a poem?

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The voice behind the poem—the person we imagine to be saying the thing out loud.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Creates pictures in our minds that appeal to our physical senses.

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What is a poet?

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The writer of the poem.

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What does it mean for lines to rhyme?

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When the ending sounds of two or more lines are the same.

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The main idea or message that the poem conveys.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.