Poetry and Literary Terms

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Stanza

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Two or more lines of poetry that form one of the divisions of a poem. They often are the same length and follow a rhyme scheme.

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Refrain

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A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza.

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Repetition

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Repeated words, phrases, or entire lines that stress a message or make it memorable.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of BEGINNING sounds in two or more words.

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration.

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Personification

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Giving human characteristics or qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Figurative Language

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Words that create images using language that has deeper meaning than what the actual words express.