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Poetic Elements

Poetic Elements - 21 terms

TermDefinition
Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion A reference to a different well-known text
End Rhyme Rhyming words that occur at the end of two or more lines of poetry
Figurative Language Any language goes beyond its literal meaning of words and is usually meant to create new effects
Free verse Poetry that does not have a regular pattern of meter
Imagery language that stimulates the reader's memory that appeals to one of the five senses
Internal rhyme rhyme that occurs within a line
Metaphor A comparison of two things without using like or as
Mood How the piece of writing makes the reader feel
Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Personification giving inanimate objects or abstract concepts living or human qualities like qualities
Prose writing organized into sentences and paragraphs that is not poetry
Rhyme The use of words with similar vowel and consonant end sounds
Rhythm The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of verse.
Simile A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Stanza A group of lines arranged together in a poem
Symbolism an object or action in a literary work that means more than itself and stands for something beyond itself
Theme the message or moral in a piece of written work
Tone Attitude a writer takes toward the audience
Line one line or words in a poem
Voice The author’s presence in a piece of literature whether in first, second, or third person.
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