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Poetry Terms

Authored by Kathryn Adolfo

6th - 8th Grade

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Poetry Terms
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1.

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a group of lines in poetry, typically more than two, that form the basic unit of the poem.

rhyme

rhythm

free verse

stanza

2.

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the name given to poetry that doesn’t use any strict meter or rhyme scheme

poetry

rhythm

free verse

repetition

3.

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Extravagant exaggeration used for humor or effect

simile

hyperbole

allusion

metaphor

4.

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a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"

simile

oxymoron

hyperbole

metaphor

5.

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refers to repeated sounds, words, phrases, lines used for emphasis

repetition

rhythm

rhyme

free verse

6.

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the repetition of consonant sounds, most often at the beginning of the words

rhythm

rhyme

onomatopoeia

alliteration

7.

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giving human qualities, feelings, actions or characteristics to something that is not alive

hyperbole

simile

personification

metaphor

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