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Poetry terms
Helpful poetry terms
Term | Definition |
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Poetry | One of the three major genres, or forms of literature |
narrative poetry | tells a story and has the same literary elements such as character, plot and setting as works of prose fiction |
Dramatic poetry | uses the techniques of drama to present the speech of one or more characters in verse form |
Lyric poetry | expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker |
meter | Regular pattern of stressed & unstressed syllables in a poetic line |
stanza | groups of poetic lines |
Theme | The visual arrangements of a poem |
Cuplet | two poetic lines |
refrain | word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated at regular intervals |
rhyme | repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
onomatopoeia | Use of words that sound like it means |
imagery | Language that uses images. Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the senses |
figurative language | language to help a poet clarify meaning and evoke emotion |
simile | compares two apparently unlike things using the words "like or as". |
metaphor | shows similarity between two apparently unlike things without using the words like or as. |
personification | gives human traits to something non human |
hypobole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
Oxymoron | combines two contradictory words |
speaker | the person who tells the story, or poem |