Poetry Vocabulary

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What is a concrete poem?

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A poem that is shaped to look like its subject.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of sounds at the end of words, such as pool, rule, and fool.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The beat created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to something that is nonhuman.

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What is a lyric poem?

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A type of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

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What is a narrative poem?

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A poem that tells a story and includes characters and a plot.

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What is a haiku?

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A traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.