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Poetry Terms

20 vocabulary words for our Poetry Unit

QuestionAnswer
alliteration the repetition of the same consonant sound
assonance the repetition of vowel sounds in several words or a poem
cinquain a poem with five lines
couplet two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
haiku a poem with seventeen syllables
metaphor compares two unlike things without the use of specific connective words
mood state of feeling
onomatopoeia the use of words, which sound like what they mean
palindrome a word or sentence when reversed is the same
poetry writing that is in a certain form which makes someone have an emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
quatrain a stanza or poem of four lines
repetition the use of words, sounds, or phrases again and again the use of words, sounds, or phrases again and again
rhyme a word that corresponds with another in terminal (end) sound, as pane and cane
scheme it is the pattern of rhymes in a poem
shape an outline or contour
simile creates a comparison by using a connective word, such as __like
stanza is a part or section of a poem
syllable a sound separated in a word
theme a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
voice the person speaking in a poem
Created by: MEwald
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