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Rhythm the pattern of beats, or stresses in a line of poetry
Figurative Language Words or phrases that depart from literal language for the sake of emphasis,clarity, or "freshness"
Imagery Language that creates a mental image using sensory details
Meter a regular rhythmic patter
Tone The attitude the author presents towards the reader or toward about the subject of the poem.
Mood the feeling that the reader gets
Rhyme the repetition of sounds in words
personification the giving of human traits to non-living objects or animals
Quatrain A stanza consisting of 4 lines
Couplet 2 lines of verse that rhyme
stanza Breaks between lines of poetry
Refrain A repeated part of the poem
Iambic pentameter a type of poetry in which there are 5 iambs
Free verse has no regular meter
Blank verse poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
voice the way the author presents style and personality in a poem
Denotation vs. Connotation denotation- literal definition connotation- all the associations the word has with it
alliteration the repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words
onomatopoeia A word the imitates the sound it represents
lyric poem a highly musical poem that uses emotional expression and doesn't have a plot line
sonnet a 14 line poem
ode a poem designed to show appreciation for someone or something
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