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Poetry Terms 1

Know your poetry terms!!! Start Studying NOW!

TermDefinition
Speaker The imagined voice assumed by the poet
diction The author's choice of words
denotation The dictionary definition of a word
connotation other words or feelings associated with a word
imagery a word or phrase that appeals to the five senses
topic one word or short phrase that tells what the poem is about
theme a complete sentence that explains a truth about life or human nature
tone at least one adjective that describes the author's attitude toward his subject
simile a comparison between two things using like or as
metaphor a comparison between two things that does not use like or as
personification when human qualities and characteristics are given to non-human things or animals
rhythm the organization and repetition of sound patterns
meter the basic beat of a poem
free verse poetry written without a set meter or rhyme
rhyme the repetition of the sound at the ends of words
approximate rhyme words that do not have exactly the same sounds but look like they should rhyme
rhyme scheme a pattern of rhyming words
end rhyme rhyming words that are located at the end of lines
internal rhyme rhyming words that are located inside lines of a poem
onomatopoeia works that sound like what they mean
alliteration the repetition of the same consonant sounds in several words that are close together
assonance the repetition of vowel sounds found in the middle of words that do not rhyme
refrain a repeated line or groups of lines
Created by: marklambrva
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