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poetry terms
Term | Definition |
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verse | writing arranged with metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme pattern |
prose | so called "ordinary" writing - made up of sentences and paragraphs |
end rhyme | rhyme of the final syllables of the lines of poetry |
meter | the word for the rhythm of poetry - counted in feet |
iambic pentameter | 5 feet of iambs (unstressed followed by stressed syllable) in a line . u/ u/ u/ u/ u/ |
anapestic | rhythm that contains feet of 2 unstressed syllables followed by a stressed . uu/ uu/ |
sonnet | a form of 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter, and ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme pattern |
ode | form of poetry that gives tribute or offers adoration |
narrative | a form of poetry that tells a story |
free verse | a form of poetry that does not follow any regular rhyme or rhythm and defies all other rules if it wants to |
alliteration | sound device that uses repetition of the beginning consonant sounds |
assonance | sound device created when two or more words close to each other repeat the same vowel sounds |
consonance | sound device created when two or more words close to each other repeat the same consonant sounds NOT just in the beginning of the word |
onomatopoeia | sound device created when the words name the sound they make |
imagery | description that appeals to the five senses |
mood | the feeling the reader gets as the react the the authors writing |
simile | imagery that compares two unlike things using like or as |
metaphor | imagery that compares two unlike things but does NOT use like or as |
symbolism | a literary device which uses objects, people or words to represent something beyond its LITERAL meaning |
tone | the attitude of the author that comes across in the text and word choices they write |