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alliteration two words in the same line with the same starting sound. Ex.: the price of the previous one
metaphor a directly stated comparison. Ex.: Our defensive line was a rock wall last night.
onomatopoeia the attempt to spell out a sound. Ex.: She heard the cat meow.
narrative poetry that which tells a story with characters, a plot, etc. Ex.: “Casey at the Bat”
imagery pictures drawn in the reader's mind by the words of the poet. Example below comes from “Preludes” by T.S. Eliot.
personification giving human characteristics to inanimate objects. Ex.: the teeth of a comb
simile a comparison using like or as. Ex.: She was clever as a fox.
repetition using a key word several times throughout a poem. Ex.: The use of “Nevermore.” throughout “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe.
stanza a paragraph in poetry, surrounded above and below by skipped lines. Ex.: There are 4 stanzas shown in the excerpt from “Mariana” appearing on the previous page.
rhyme two or more words which match in the same last sound. Ex.: bat, cat
couplet two rhyming lines in a row, usually stating an important thematic idea. Example below:
rhyme scheme the pattern of the rhymes in a poem. Example below is from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost (1874-1963).
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