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Barnes - poetry term
Terms and definitions for poetic forms and devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Poetry | imaginative writing that uses imagery and appeals to the senses; usually in non-paragraph form |
| Imagery | the use of words to create sensory impressions |
| figurative language | words that represent other things |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| simile | comparison between two unlike things using like, as or resembles |
| personification | giving human qualities to non-human or non-living objects |
| metaphor | comparison between two unlike objects saying that one is the other; does not use like, as or resembles |
| extended metaphor | a metaphor that is stated and the comparison is extended as far as the poet can take it |
| idiom | words and phrases that have meaning other than their literal meaning |
| alliteration | repetiion of iitial sounds |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning |
| line | a single unit in a poem; a word, phrase or sentenc |
| stanza | a group of lines that express a thought; verse |
| refrain | line or lines repeated at regular intervals; chorus |
| rhyme | recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse |
| internal rhyme | within one line of a poem |
| external rhyme | at the end of lines of poetry |
| rhyme scheme or pattern | the pattern of external rhyme within a poem; expressed by letters to indicate which lines rhyme |
| repetition | repeated sounds words, phrases, lines or stanzas used for emphasis |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines |
| quatrain | containing four lines |
| tone | the attitude the writer takes |
| mood | the emotional atmosphere created by the author's use of language |
| theme | a truth about life |
| free verse | a poem that is free or regular rhyme or rhythm |
| closed poem | follows strict, traditional patterns or rhythm, rhyme, number of syllables, etc |
| ballad | a song-like narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm and a refrain |
| concrete | a poem shaped to look like its subjct |
| lyric | a poem expressing personal thought or emotion |
| haiku | a 17 syllable, delicate , unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature |
| limerick | a humorous 5-line, rhythmic, rhymed poem with rhyme scheme AABBA |
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