Poetry Vocabulary

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bond (n)

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A feeling or emotion that brings and keeps two people together

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exhilarating (adj)

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Exciting or thrilling

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influential (adj)

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Having the power to change how others think or act

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significant (adj)

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Important; deserving to be considered

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stable (adj)

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Resistant to change of position or condition

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line (n)

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A string of words in a poem, doesn’t have to be a full sentence

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poem (n)

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A piece of writing that uses techniques such as rhyme and rhythm to describe a feeling, event, or idea in a creative and unique way

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stanza (n)

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A group of lines in a poem

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couplet (n)

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Two lines together that usually rhyme

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Figurative language

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Language that is not literal; using a figure of speech to convey meaning