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Poetry Terms
5th Grade ELA - Stark
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |