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Freshman poetry term

Freshman Poetry unit terms

QuestionAnswer
Alitteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
Assonance repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant
Diction word choice
Imagery words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses
Metaphor directly compares two unlike things by saying that one thing actually IS the other
Meter a regular pattern of rhythm
Organic Form may use unconventional spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Paraphrase rephrase a poet's words with your own words
personification when you give human qualities to objects, animals, or ideas
repetition a sound, word, phrase, or line that is repeated for emphasis
rhyme a sound device that enhances the musical quality of a poem
Simile comparing two unlike items using like or as
stanza grouped lines with function like paragraphs
traditional form follows fixed rules, such as a specified number of lines, regular rhythm /rhyme
form a poem's structure
rhythm a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of poetry
scansion a process of charting meter
feet the units of meter in a line of poetry
pentameter five feet in a line of poetry
consonance repetition of consonant sounds within and at end of words
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