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Tier 3 Poetry
7th grade poetry terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simile | A comparison using “like” or “as” |
| Metaphor | A direct comparison not using “like” or “as” |
| Personification | Compares animals or objects to people by giving them human qualities |
| Alliteration | The use of 2 or more words that begin with the same consonant sound |
| Imagery | Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses |
| Poetry | A type of literature arranged in lines and stanzas that usually has rhythm and rhyme |
| Free Verse | a poem with no rhyme or rhythm |
| Hyperbole | Over exaggeration |
| Line | A single row of words in a poem |
| Stanza | A group of lines; “paragraphs” of the poem |
| Rhythm | The beat of the poem |
| Rhyme | When 2 words end with the same sound |
| Couplet | Two lines together that rhyme |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that their sounds suggest their meaning |
| Repetition | Uses the same word or phrase over and over again |
| End Rhyme | Words that rhyme at the end of the lines in a poem |
| Internal Rhyme | Two words the rhyme within the same line in a poem |
| Rhyme Scheme | A pattern of the end rhymes in a poem |