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Vocabulary List 6

Poetry

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writing that usually creates an emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm poetry
where the poet chooses to end one line and start a new one, usually to emphasize something line breaks
the beat of a poem rhythm
the smallest unit of a poem (like sentences) line
a pattern of rhyming words usually at the end of lines in a poem (ABAB) (AABB) rhyme scheme
a poem without a specific pattern or structure free verse
a group of lines that form a unit of a poem (like paragraphs) stanza
a comparison of two things using like, as, or than simile
sound words onomatopoeia
a well-known phrase that means something different than the actual meaning of the individual words idiom
over-exaggeration hyperbole
giving human characteristics to non-human things personification
repetition of the beginning sounds of words alliteration
comparison of two things by suggesting that one thing IS another thing metaphor
household, familiar group famil
stable firm
alone sol
the intended target group for the author's message, regardless of genre and medium audience
the basic rhythm pattern in poetry; it is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables meter
words that have the same ending sound rhyme
language used in written work that is made to appeal to the senses imagery
the use of an object, word, or image to represent an idea symbolism
reveals the author's attitude toward a written work; achieved with word choice, and figurative language tone
the feeling created by the tone of the author; the emotional response of the reader mood
language not meant to be taken literally; meaning is created through different types of devices such as metaphor, idiom, imagery, and other literary devices figurative language
 

 



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