Poetry Vocabulary Flashcards
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| BEATS | the stressed syllables in a line of poetry
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| IMAGERY | pictures in our mind created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
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| LINES | rows of words, may be one word or several words
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| METAPHOR | says that one thing (noun) is another
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| PERSONIFICATION | gives things not alive a human quality, or makes them seem human.
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| REPETITION | a repeating pattern of sounds or words
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| RHYME | an agreement in the final sounds of words - heat, meat
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| RHYTHM | a regular pattern of beats - bouncy, playful, excited, etc.
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| SENSE WORDS | words that appeal to the 5 senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch
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| SIMILE | compares items (nouns) using like or as
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| STANZA | lines arranged in groups that makes up the divisions of a poem
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| WORD PLAY | tongue twisters, making up words, using a pun (clever and intentional play on words)
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| "It is as wide as the Grand Canyon." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | SIMILE
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| "This assignment was a breeze!" This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | METAPHOR
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| "The slippery grassy slope smelled of fresh green grass, and tasted like dirt as I face planted and violently rolled down the hill in my fancy white dress shirt." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | IMAGERY
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| "The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by!" This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | REPETITION - "w" sound
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| One, two, Buckle my shoe. Three, four, Shut the door. This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | RYTHME
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| "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | WORD PLAY - pun
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| soft, white, hideous These words are an example of which poetry element? | SENSE WORDS (preferably), OR, imagery
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| "Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | WORD PLAY - tongue twister
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| “Hey diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.” This poem is an example of which poetry element? | PERSONIFICATION
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