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poetry terms
Term | Definition |
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poetry | opposite of prose, express ideas in an artistic manner |
Line | Similar to a sentence |
Stanza | A group of lines |
Simile | Compare two unlike things using like or as |
Metaphor | Comparing two unlike things not using like or as |
end stop line | a sentence stoper |
Run on line | A sentence starter |
Personification | Giving an inanimate objects human traits |
Rhyme scheme | A series of two or more words that rhyme |
Alliteration | A series of two or more words that have the same beginning letter |
Hyperbole | An exaggeration |
Poetic License | The freedom for expression |
Theme | Live life loss |
Symbol | Something that represents something |
Prose | Most common writing |