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poetry terms
Question | Answer |
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alliteration | repeated consonant sounds at the beggining of the word. |
assonance | the repetition of the same vowel sound in different words. |
concrete poem | a poem in which the shape suggests the subject |
consonance | the repetition of similar final consonant sounds at the ends of words or accented syllables |
feet | single units of stressed and unstressed syallables |
figurative languages | vivid, immaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally |
form | the physical structure of the poem and the the physical structure of the poem and the rules the poet follows to achieve a particular structure |
free verse | poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter,or form |
haiku | a traditional form of Japanese poetry that has 3 lines and 17 syllales |
hyperbole | exaggeration meant to producea particular effect |
idiom | a common phrase made up of words that can't be understood by their literal (ordinary meaning) |
lyric poetry | verse that expresses a poet's thoughts and feelings about a single image or idea |
metaphor | a comparison between 2 unlike things without using like or as |
meter | a rhythmical pattern of a poem |
mood | the feeling created by the poem |
narrative poem | a poem that tells a story.. |
onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning |
personification | giving human characteristics to nonhumam subjects |
rhyme | the repetition of a sound at the end of nearby words |
rhythm | a poem's pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
sensory details (imagery) | details that appeal to the 5 senses |
simile | a comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as |
stanza | a group of lines that might be thought of as corresponding to a paragraph in prose |