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Poetry Terms

QuestionAnswer
alliteration repition of the same or very similar constant sounds. exp: slithery, shiney sea shell
allusion referring to something in history. literature, exp: the ballad of birmingham.
ananlogy comparing two things. exp: cone, ice cream
assonance repetion of similar vowels.
ballad song that tells a story.
blank verse poetry that doesnt ryhme but has a specific point
refrain repeating a word, phrase, line, or group
metaphor figure of speech between two different things without using like or as exp: life is a journey.
consonance repeating consonance sounds exp: kip keep your tip.
couplet two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.exp: no not that cat the other cat with the hat.
rhythm repetion, a pattern of sounds
diction Choice of words,a way of speaking.
enjambment running over a sentence or thought from one line to another
epic life story about a larger than life hero
free verse writing to be writing, not rhyming.
verse a line of poetry
imagery language that appeal to the senses.
internal ryhme occur in the middle of a line
stanza group of lines in a poem that forms a single unit.
onomatpeia sound wordsex: boom, crash, buzz
apostrophe in which a person is directly addressed
caesura a pause or break in a line of poetry
sonnet 14 line lyric poem that has one of several ryhme schemes
consnance the repition of sounds but not limited to the first letters of a word
ryhme repetion of...ex: cat hat sat rat
simile figure of speech that makes a comparrison using like or as.
euphony soft, pleasing sounds, rhymeex: "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
heroic couplet two back to back lines of rhyming that is a complete thought ex:O could I flow like thee, and make thy streamMy great example, as it is my theme!
repition repeating of a word or phrase within apoem to create a sense of rhyme.ex:We real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. WeJazz June. WeDie soon.
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