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TermDefinition
form physical arrangement of the words on the page
stanza length, placement and group of lines (when a poem is divided into groups with a similar pattern)
free verse no formal pattern (neither rhyme nor rhythm)
blank verse no formal rhymes scheme; formal meter
alliteration (jingle and jump for joy) repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words
assonance (a greed as deep as the sea) repetition of the vowel sounds in a word
consonance ("fleet foot and sound mind'') repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of words
rhyme (stray gray tray) repetition of final sounds in 2 or more words
rhyme scheme pattern formed throughout a poem by the rhymes at the ends of lines
onomatopoeia buzz, swish, plop
rhythm pattern or beat of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line poetry
meter repetition of rhythm in a poem
imagery creation of sight, sound, touch, smell and/or taste with descriptive words (appeal to the senses)
simile (my life is like an open book) a comparison using like or as
metaphor (jealousy is a green-eyed monster) comparison without like or as
personification ( the tree dance in the wind) giving an inanimate object human characteristics or qualities
Created by: tylerfoust31
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