Poetry Flashcard

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Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

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

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The repetition of beginning sounds.

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Alliteration is a literary device where the same sound appears at the beginning of closely connected words.

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The recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line.

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Repetition is a technique used in poetry to emphasize a particular idea or theme by repeating words or phrases.

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To describe by comparing two things.

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

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Words that sound alike at the end.

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Rhyme refers to the similarity of sounds at the end of two or more words, often used in poetry.

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A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure.

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

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A five-line poem, often humorous, with a specific rhythm.

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Limerick is a type of poem that has a distinct rhythm and rhyme scheme, usually telling a funny story.

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Words that imitate sounds.

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that phonetically imitate the sound they describe, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.