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Poetry Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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poetry | a concentrated type of writing using,emotions,imagination,and thought |
alliteration | the repeating of the beginning consonant |
free verse | poetry that doesn't follow a pacific term |
haiku | a poem using 5 syllables 7 syllables and 5 syllables agian |
metaphor | compares two things without using like or as |
onomatopoeia | is words using sounds and expressing them |
personification | makes comparison with something that isn't human but is described with human qualities |
repetition | the repeating of a word or phrase to add a rhyming pattern |
rhyme | the repeating of two or more words that sound alike |
rhyme scheme | rhyming in an organized pattern |
rhythm | the way the poem flows from one idea to the next |
similie | comparing one thing using like or as |
stanza | a group of lines of poetry usually similar in length and pattern separated by one line |
verse | a single line of poetry |
couplet | two verses of poetry that are the same length and rhyme |
refrain | a regularly repeated verse or group of verses after each stanza in a poem |
narrative poetry | poems that tell story with character,plot,and setting |
diamonte | a poem that goes from a top subject to a different subject on the bottom |