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Poems Vocab

QuestionAnswer
Rhyme Scheme End rhyming or internal rhyme
Free Verse No pattern or rhyming
Simile comparing something- crazy like a fox
metaphor A word or phrase that is applied to an object or action to which it is not literal- like as bright as the sun
personification giving human traits to animals or non-living things
Imagery Painting a picture in a readers mind
Symbolism Representing things with symbols-meaning something else like a dove is a symbol of peace
Idiom Cultural expression - raining cats and dogs
Milky Way &The margin of the bay rhyme scheme
Morning face shining like a furnace Simile
Comparing a crowd to dandelines simile
Continues as the stars that shine metaphor
cannons mouth or flowers moving their heads in a dance personification
Lips, full teeth, a shining morning face, a host of dandilions besides the lake imagery
when he is writing poems he is like the dandilions happy and dancing symbolism
allusion pointing a different text - reinforcing
alliteration repetition of a consistent sound like blue baby boys
assonance repetition of vowel sounds-
diction authors style of writing/word choice
hyperbole exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Imagery anything that makes a picture in your mind
irony something not expected- normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous effect. Don't go overboard
onomatopoeia word that sounds exactly like what it is- POW
oxymoron figure of speech with contradictary terms - alone in a crowd
personified Giving human qualities
referring a phrase repeated
repetition the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
Created by: Kyle Goblirsch
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