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Poetry
poetic devices, figurative language, and sounds devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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