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poetry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poetry | poetry is a type if literature that use sound, rhythms, words to describe the world. |
| lines | each row of writing- poetry is divided into groups of words. |
| stanzas | groups of lines ( similar to a paragraph) |
| connotation | the figurative meaning of a word or group of words |
| denotation | the literal meaning of a word or a group of words |
| diction | the way a writer chooses their words |
| simile | a comparison of unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison if unlike things without using like or as |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| prose | writing that is not in poetic form |