Poetry Terms

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Poem

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A type of writing that expresses feelings, thoughts, or a story, often with rhythm and rhyme.

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Rhyme

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When two or more words have the same ending sounds (e.g., cat and hat).

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Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in a story.

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Line

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A single row of words in a poem.

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Repetition

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When words or phrases are repeated in a poem for emphasis.

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Imagery

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Words that help create pictures in the reader’s mind.

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Mood

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The feeling a poem gives the reader.

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Theme

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The message of the poem.

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Free Verse Poem

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A poem that does not have a set rhyme or rhythm.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes in a poem, typically marked with letters (e.g., ABAB, AABB).