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Hassen/poetry/gr 8

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stanza successive group of two or more lines in a poem; separated by an extra space between lines
verse language with a definite rhythm or beat
speaker the character telling the poem (narrator)
rhythm the beat of the poem
rhyme repetition of a sound at the end of words
internal rhyme rhyming words within a line
end rhyme rhyming words at the end of lines
perfect rhyme rhyming words that match perfectly
forced rhyme rhyming words that almost match
sound devices techniques used to bring out sound
limerick a five line humorous poem
haiku a three line Japanese poem
epic a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero
narrative a poem that tells a story
lyric shorter poems that present the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker (tend to have a song-like quality
similie comparison of 2 unlike things that USES the word like or as
metaphor comparison of 2 unlike things that does NOT use the word like or as
alliteration words with the same first sound placed close to each other in a sentence
repetition the repeating of a word or phrase for emphasis
imagery a word or phrase that appeals to one of the five senses
personification giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
onomatopoeia sound words
mood the feeling the literary work creates in a reader
hyperbole the use of exaggeration to get a laugh or make a point
idiom an expression whose meaning is different from the sum of the meanings of its individual words
Created by: chassen
 

 



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