Poetry & Drama Terms and Definitions

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Formula poetry

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Poems that follow a specified formula or pattern

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TEKS.ELA.7.11A

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Free verse

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Poems that do not have a regular rhyme or meter

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TEKS.ELA.7.8B

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Lyric poetry

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Poetry that expresses personal thoughts and feelings, often in a song-like form

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TEKS.ELA.7.8A

TEKS.ELA.7.8B

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Narrative poetry

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Poetry that tells a story, with characters, a plot, and a setting

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TEKS.ELA.7.8A

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Sonnet

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A 14-line poem, follows a set rhyme scheme, usually in iambic pentameter

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TEKS.ELA.7.8B

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Alliteration

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Words beginning with the same consonant sound

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TEKS.ELA.7.9E

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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Imagery

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A mental picture

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TEKS.ELA.7.5D

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Irony

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The outcome is opposite of what was expected

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Metaphor

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Comparing two things without using like or as

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TEKS.ELA.7.9D