Is this a characteristic of a traditional poem or an organic poem?
--> follows fixed rules, such as a specific number of lines

Is this a characteristic of a traditional poem or an organic poem?
--> has a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme

Is this a characteristic of a traditional poem or an organic poem?
--> does NOT have a regular pattern of rhythm and may not rhyme

Is this a characteristic of a traditional poem or an organic poem?
--> includes the following forms: free verse and concrete poetry

Is this a characteristic of a traditional poem or an organic poem?
--> may use unconventional spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Definition: The continuation of the logical sense — and therefore the grammatical construction — beyond the end of a line of poetry. This is sometimes done with the title, which in effect becomes the first line of the poem.

What are these examples of? 
Ankle-biter = a very young child
Ship of night = the moon
Battle sweat = blood
Whale-road = the ocean 

Definition: Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines. A somewhat looser definition is that it is the use of the same consonant in any part of adjacent words.

Definition: Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines. These should be in sounds that are accented, or stressed, rather than in vowel sounds that are unaccented.

Definition: A division of a poem created by arranging the lines into a unit, often repeated in the same pattern of meter and rhyme throughout the poem; a unit of poetic lines separated by blank lines.

Definition: A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder. This is often furthered by the combined effect of the meaning and the difficulty of pronunciation.

Definition: a unit used to arrange poetry / opposite of prose

Definition: An attempt to fuse different senses by describing one kind of sense impression in words normally used to describe another

Definition: A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning. Sometimes it can be a single word or phrase, such as the name of a character or place. Often, it is a symbolic narrative that has not only a literal meaning, but a larger one understood only after reading the entire story or poem

What are these examples of? 
* He’s as dumb as an ox.
* Her eyes are like comets.

Definition: The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. Sometimes, especially with longer phrases that contain a different key word each time, this is called parallelism.

What is this an example of? 

The firefly was de-lighted.

What is this an example of? 
The fire swallowed the entire forest.

What are these examples of? 
* Nobody goes to that restaurant; it's too crowded.
* Don't go near the water 'til you have learned how to swim.
* The man who wrote such a stupid sentence can not write at all.

Definition: A brief reference to some person, historical event, work of art, or Biblical or mythological situation or character.

Definition: A word or phrase that can mean more than one thing, even in its context.

Definition: A comparison, usually something unfamiliar with something familiar.

Definition: 
Closely arranged things with strikingly different characteristics.

What are these examples of? 
boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle, hiss, pop, sizzle, snap, swoosh, whirr, zip

What are these examples of? 

* He’s a zero.
* Her fingers danced across the keyboard.

Definition: An understatement, used to lessen the effect of a statement; substituting something innocuous for something that might be offensive or hurtful.

What are these examples of?
* Tom placed his ear tightly against the wall; he could hear a faint but distinct thump thump thump.
* The burlap wall covering scraped against the little boy’s cheek.

What are these examples of? 
* Half a league, half a league, half a league onward…  
*Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them

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