Poetry Terms

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Line

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A single row of words in a poem.

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Couplet

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Two lines in a poem that rhyme

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Rhyme Scheme

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The rhyme pattern

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Stanza

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A group of lines forming something similar to a paragraph.

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Speaker

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The narrative voice in a poem

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Tone

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The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing using words like or as.

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Poem

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A piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery.