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Eng - Poetry Terms

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The repitition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables. Alliteration.
Low point of interest. Dissapointing. Anticlimax.
Repition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant sounds. Assonance.
When the rhyming is at the end of the line. End rhyme.
Language that means more than it says literally. Figurative language.
A poem that doesn't rhyme. Free verse.
Discriptive language used to recreate sensory experiences, set a tone, suggest emotions, and guide reader's reactions. Imagery.
General name given to literary techniques that envolve suprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. Irony.
Figure of speech in which one ting is spoken of as though it were something else. Metaphor.
The rhythmic pattern of a poem. Meter.
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. Mood.
A poem that tells a story. Narrative poem.
Giving non-human things human characteristics. Personification.
Final product may make diliberate use of rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language in order to express deeper feelings than conveyed in ordinary speech. Poetry.
Repeating of words. Repitition.
The repitition of sounds at the end of words. Rhyme.
Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza. Rhyme scheme.
Figure of speech in which "like" or "as" is used to make a comparison between two basically unrelated ideas. Simile.
A 14 line lyric poem. Usually about love. Sonnet.
Group of lines in a poem, seen as a unit. Stanza.
An object, person, or idea that represents something beyond itself. Symbol.
Central idea, concern, or purpose in a piece of narrative writing, poetry, or drama. Theme.
Biggest moment. High point of action. Climax.
Form of poetry developed in Japan that consists of three unrhymed lines of verse. Haiku.
Created by: RMcNamara00
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