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Fairmont poetry term
elements of poetry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| poetry can be written in lines which are either sentences or fragments | form |
| paragraphs in poems are called these | stanzas |
| poetry uses devices to make it pleasing to the listener's ear | sound |
| when words at the end of lines sound alike | rhyme |
| pattern of rhyming lines in a poem | rhyme scheme |
| a poem creates a beat by using a certain number of words and syllables | rhythm |
| repeating a word or line in verse to emphasize a point or create a mood | repetition |
| words used to create mental pictures of sight and sound | imagery |
| a comparison using the words like or as | simile |
| a comparison that does not use like or as | metaphor |
| giving something nonhuman human characteristics | personification |
| repetition of the same consonant sound | alliteration |
| where an object stands for something else of deeper or wider meaning | symbolism |
| repetition of the same vowel sound | assonance |
| continuation of a comparison throughout a poem | extended metaphor |
| the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings | onomatopoeia |
| poetry that tells a story | narrative poetry |
| narrative poetry which could easily be sung | ballad |
| poetry that expresses feelings, emotions, and thoughts of a poet | lyric poetry |
| a fourteen line poem with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet | sonnet |
| a poem which is five lines long and about an object or person's name | cinquain |
| poetry that does not need rhythm or rhyme | free verse |
| poem which is written so that the reader can visualize the poet's topic | shape poem |
| a humorous verse with five lines. It has the following rhyme scheme: a a b b a and with the following rhythm pattern: the first two lines with 3 stressed beats, the 3rd and the 4th with 2 stressed beats and the final line with 3 stressed beats | limerick |
| poetry which does not need to rhyme but has a rhythm such as iambic pentameter | blank verse |
| a three line Japanese poem which is mostly about nature | haiku |
| an exaggeration | hyperbole |
| a combination of two words to create a new word such as smoke and fog = smog | portmanteau word |
| using two opposite terms to create a contrast | juxtaposition |
| a play on words | pun |
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