Poetry Vocabulary Terms

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One row of text in a poem is called a

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line

Front

A group of lines in a poem is called a

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stanza

Front

A rhythm in a repeated pattern of

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sounds

Front

A rhythm that regularly repeats in a poem is called

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meter

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A part of a word that contains a single vowel sound is a

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syllable

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Two words with opposite meanings are called

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antonyms

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Two words with the same or very similar meanings are called

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synonyms

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Words that modify or describe nouns are called

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adjectives

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A person, place, thing, or idea is called a

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noun

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Limerick, acrostic, and diamante are all examples of _______ of poetry.

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