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POETRY--MRS. ISH

POETRY VOCABULARY

worddefinition
hyperbole a large exaggeration
simile a comparison using "like" or "as"
metaphor a comparison without using "like" or "as"
alliteration repetition of sound at the begining of two or more neighboring words
personification giving an inhuman thing human qualities
onomatopoeia words that sound like their meaning
imagery words that are shared through the five senses
meter regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
oxymoron phrase combining two different elements (jumbo shrimp)
haiku 5-7-5 syllables (patterned poem)
stanza group of lines or verse that keep to a thematic unit
sonnet 14-line poem
quatrain verse with four lines
couplet 2 rhyming lines
assonance repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
allusion reference to literature, history...that an author expects a reader to recognize
Shakespeare The bard who made comedies and tragedies
Langson Hughes a black poet that wrote in dialect and his work was set to music.
Emily Dickinson lonely poet who wrote love sonnets
Laurence Dunbar black poet who may have influenced Langson Hughes
Ogden Nash wrote nonsensical poems for children of all ages..."Candy is dandy..."
Created by: aishmael
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