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Mrs.C Poetry Terms
Mrs. C Poetry terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| personification | giving human characterisitics to non-human or non-living things |
| refrain | the chorus |
| simile | comparing 2 things using "like" or "as" |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern formed by end rhymes, indicated by lower case letters |
| end rhyme | the rhyming words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry |
| internal rhyme | two or more words within a single line of poetry that rhyme |
| rhythm | the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a poem |
| line numbers | the numbers used to mark lines of poetry, located to the left of the poem and usually counted by 5s |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| free verse | a poem that does not rhyme, has no particular rhythm, nor any special line length |
| connotation | the feeling or emotion associated with a word |
| alliteration | repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| assonance | the same vowel sound used in words in a poem |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem separated by a space |
| verse | a single line of poetry |
| lyric poem | highly musical form of poetry with a stron beat and rhythm |
| metaphor | comparing 2 things without using "like" or "as" |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word that imitates a sound |
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