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poet words for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prose | Writing that isn't poetry. |
| Poetry | A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and images that appeal to emotion and imagination. |
| Short Stories | Short works of fiction, which can generally be read in one sitting. |
| Vignettes | Very short stories |
| Conflict | Struggle between opposing forces. |
| Stanzas | Groups of lines in a poem |
| Figures of Speech | Language that helps make connections between seemingly unlike things. |
| Meter | Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Free Verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter, or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words with sounds that echo what they mean. Examples include whoosh and zip |