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Poetry Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poem | a collection of words that expresses ideas or emotions in a powerfully vivid and imaginative style |
| Poet | a person who writes poems |
| Poetry | a text type that aims to stir a reader's imagination or emotions by carefully choosing and arranging language for its meaning, sound and rhythm |
| Composer | the greater of a text or work of art |
| Compose | to write or create a work of art |
| Stanza | a set of lines in a poem grouped together and set apart from other lines |
| Syllable | a part of a word that is pronounced with one uninterrupted sound (usually one vowel sound, with or without accompanying consonant sounds) |
| Language | an organised system of symbols, signs, sounds, or gestures used to communicate ideas and information |
| Purpose | the reason for doing something or the reason that something exists |
| Tone | the attitude or feeling conveyed in spoken or written text |
| Form | a type of poem that follows a particular set of rules |
| Limerick | a 5 line poem, usually humorous, with a strong rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA) |
| Haiku | a 3 line Japanese poem of seventeen syllables (5/7/5), traditionally evoking images of the natural world |
| Cinquain | a 5 line poem, usually unrhymed, that often starts with one word, then each line gets longer until the final line, which is short again |
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