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Poetry Terms
Lit/LA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poetry | one of the three major types of literature |
| Rhythm | Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Repetition | The use, more than once, of any element of language |
| Stanza | a group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else |
| Personification | A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman is given human characteristics |
| Simile | A figure of speech that uses LIKE or AS to make a direct comparison |
| Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else |
| Alliteration | The repetition of constant sounds |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different constants in stressed syllables |
| Consonance | The repetition of similar constant sounds at the ends of accented syllables |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words that imitate sounds |
| Rhyme | The repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| Meter | The rhythmical pattern in a poem |
| Narrative Poetry | Tells a story in a verse |
| Haiku | A three-line Japanese verse form |
| Free Verse | Defined by its lack of strict structure |
| lyric Poetry | Expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker |
| Ballads | Songlike poems that tell stories |
| Concrete Poems | Are shaped to look like their subject |
| Limericks | Are humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme |
| Rhyming Couplets | Pairs of rhyming lines, usually of the same meter and length |
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