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9th Gr. Poetry Term

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alliteration The repetition of the beginning sounds of words, as in Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, long-lived, short shrift, and the fickle finger of fate
allusion A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
assonance Also called vowel rhyme. The repetition of vowel sounds within nonrhyming words, as in penitent and reticence
blank verse unrhymed verse usually written in iambic pentameter
consonance the repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends of words, as in blank and think or strong and string.
couplet a rhymed pair of lines.
diction style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
end rhyme rhyme of the terminal syllables of lines of poetry.
epic a long narrative poem written in a formal style, in which heroes of great historical/legendary importance perform valorous deeds. The setting is vast in scope, covering great nations, the world, or the universe, and the action is important to the history
figurative language speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning (connotation). Employs figures of speech such as personification, hyperbole, simile, and metaphor.
literal language conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words (denotation).
free verse verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.
iambic pentameter The most common meter in English poetry. It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat, the first unstressed and the second stressed.
imagery the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
internal rhyme a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse or within two or more lines of a verse.
metaphor A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare).
meter the measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.
onomatopoeia The use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
oxymoron A rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect.
personification A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with personality
repetition repeated utterance; reiteration.
rhyme A word that corresponds with another in terminal sound, as behold and cold.
rhythm the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
simile a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in she is like a rose.
slant rhyme when the sounds are not quite identical.
speaker the voice that talks to the reader, similar to the narrator in fiction. The speaker is not necessarily the poet.
sonnet a poem, expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes: the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octav
stanza composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines throughout the poem.
symbolism a person, a place, or an object used for or regarded as representing something else
theme the main idea in a work of literature. It is a perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
tone the attitude of the writer takes toward a subject.
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