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Poetry
poetic devices, figurative language, and sounds devices
Term | Definition |
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Simile | A comparison using the word "like" or "as" |
Metaphor | A comparison that says one thing is another |
Personification | Giving a nonhuman emotions, thoughts, and/or actions of a human |
Hyperbole | An exaggeration used on purpose |
Figurative Language | Words authors use to create comparisons and imagery; you should not take the words literally |
Imagery | Writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind |
Mood | How a reader is supposed to feel as he/she reads a selection |
Tone | The author's attitude toward the selection |
Poetry | Writing that uses lines or stanzas and may include figurative language |
Stanzas | Groups of lines in a poem |
Poet | The author of a poem |
Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates a sound |
Alliteration | The repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
Rhythm | The beat of a poem |
Rhyme | The repeating sounds at the ends of words |
Ryhme Scheme | A pattern of rhyme in a poem |
Repetition | The use of a sound, word, phrases, or line more than once |
Speaker | The "voice" of the poem that may be the poet or a character |
Paraphrase | To put the lines and stanzes into your own words; to summarize a poem |