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Poetry
Academic Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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rhyme scheme | pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex: AABB, ABAB) |
lines | one complete line of text |
stanza | group of lines in poetry (like a paragraph) |
free verse | a poem that doesn't rhyme |
lyrical poem | songlike poem that has rhythm and sometimes rhyme |
rhyme | words that have the same ending sound |
rhythm | the beat |
poetry | a type of literature that has lines, stanzas, rhythm, rhyme |
simile | compares two things using "like" or "as" |
metaphor | compares two things but does NOT use like or as |
alliteration | words that start with the same sound close together |
onomatopoeia | words that sound like the sound |
hyperbole | an exaggerated statement |
idiom | word combinations that have a different meaning than the literal meanings of each word or phrase |
figurative language | words that don't mean what they say |
author's purpose | why an author writes |
personification | giving human characteristics to something that is not human |