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ENG 9 Poetry Terms

english 9 poetry terms to know

QuestionAnswer
Structure or shape of the poem Form
Imaginary voice assumed by the writer/poet **not always the poet Speaker
group of 2 or more lines (sometimes can be 1 line) stanza
A pair of lines Couplet
A grouping of 4 lines Quatrain
A comparison without using like or as Metaphor
Compares using like or as simile
Giving human qualities to animals/other inanimate objects personification
Words imitating sounds onomatopoeia
Writing or speech that appeals to 1 or more of your 5 senses Sensory Language
Pattern of beats or stresses Rhythm
Repetition of sounds at the end of words Rhyme
Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem Rhyme Scheme
Words that perfectly rhyme exact Rhyme
Words that have similar vowel and ending sounds Slant Rhyme
Rhyming words are at the end of the lines End Rhyme
Poetry not written in a regular pattern. No rhyme scheme Free Verse
Repetition of initial consonant sounds Alliteration
Repeating vowel sounds followed by different consonants Assonance
Repetition of final consonant sounds and stress syllables Consonance
Repeating words, lines, or stanzas. Usually used to add emphasis Repetition
A statement that may seem contradictory but is actually true Paradox
Ideas that are not able to be seen, touched, etc. Abstract
Ideas that can be touched, seen, etc. Concrete
Pattern of rhythm, stressed and unstressed syllables Meter
Pattern of unstressed and then stressed syllables, five sets per line Iambic Pentameter
lines written in iambic pentameter but do NOT rhyme blank verse
rhyming words are located within lines of poetry rather than at the end of each line internal rhyme
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