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Poetry Terms
5th Grade ELA - Stark
Term | Definition |
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alliteration | the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words |
imagery | creates a picture in the reader's mind |
metaphor | a comparison of two different things; doesn't use like or as |
meter | a rhytmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated |
onomatopoeia | sound words |
personification | giving things that are not human, the personalities or actions of humans |
repetition | to repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem |
rhyme | words that end in the same sound, end rhyme |
rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes |
rhythm | the musical quality of a poem |
simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
stanza | a division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains |
theme | the message about life that the poem conveys |
tone | the attitude or mood the author creates |
hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration |