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8th Grade Poetry

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words that have same ending sound rhyme
the pattern of rhyme within lines of poems-abab rhyme scheme
the repetition of initial consonant sounds (tongue twisters) alliteration
the repetition of medial vowel sounds assonance
sound words Example- buzz, hiss onomatopoeia
the beat of the poem rhythm
groupings of lines within a poem stanza
a comparison using like or as simile
a comparison in which one thing is said to be another metaphor
the use of words that appeal to the senses imagery
an object that stands for something else; midnight=danger dove= peace red=danger symbols
extreme exaggeration hyperbole
the attitude of the author as revealed in his/her poem tone
the feeling the author tries to create in the reader mood
giving the characteristics of a living thing to an inanimate object personification
a poem that tells the adventure of a hero epic
poetry that uses its physical or visual form to present its message concrete poem
Japanese poetry that consists of three lines and a total of seventeen syllables. Haiku
unit of rhythm within a poem meter
a reference to a famous person, place, or event in history allusion
rhyme within the same line of a poem internal rhyme
two lines in a row that rhyme. They can be part of a stanza or be their own stanza couplet
a type of poem with no set pattern of rhythm or rhyme free verse
to repeat something within a poem "to make a point" repetition
a traditional 14 line poem sonnet
the "voice" of the poem speaker
the lesson/main idea from the poem theme
Created by: cgreenman
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