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Poetry

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tone the attitude an author takes toward the audience, the subjects or the character (serious, sarcastic, silly)
alliteration the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a several words in a line (Barshy ate bubble gum in Baltimore)
figurative language tools that a poet can use like metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification or onomatopoeia to create a special effect
personification When the poet gives an animal or object human qualities such as the ability to hear, feel, talk and make decisions (The flowers waltzed in a gentle breeze.)
onomatopoeia the use of words that sound like the noises they describe (buzz)
repetition a sound, word or phrase of a sentence used again and again
sensory imagery language that appeals to sight, touch, taste, smell and/or the hearing of the audience
free verse Poetry written without any rules, rhyme scheme, meter or form, Amanda Gorman -inauguration and Super Bowl
simile comparing two things using like or as, (The whale is as big as a dump truck.)
narrative poem a poem that tells a story ,has characters, setting, conflict and plot, usually a longer poem (The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere)
metaphor a direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as." The cats tongue was sandpaper.
rhyme the repetition of similar sounds at the end of a line (He ate the bat and now is fat.)
poetry carefully selected words to create a poem, playing with words
rhythm the musical quality created by a pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables, could clap to it
voice the character or perspective that is taken by the writer or poet (first person "I," second "You," or third person "he, she, it"
rhyme scheme repeated pattern of rhyme found at the end of the line and labeled aa,bb,cc, etc
hyperbole the obvious stretching of the truth, (She would never say that)
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