Poetry Terms 8A

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repetition of initial consonant sound

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alliteration

Front

reference to older written work or time period

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allusion

Front

comparison of 2 unlike things - usually longer comparison than a simile or metaphor

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analogy

Front

Two consecutive lines of poetry that have end rhyme

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couplet

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using sentences in a story or lines of poetry; May be one or more stanzas in length

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extended metaphor

Front

Painting a picture with words using the 5 senses

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imagery

Front

Rhyme within a line of poetry. Can be 2 words in the middle of line or 1 word in the middle rhyming with the end word.

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internal rhyme

Front

Sentence of poetry. Lines are numbered in poems.

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line

Front

comparison of two unlike things.

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metaphor

Front

Sound words; words that when pronounced imitate sound

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onomatopoeia