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Sr. English Poetry Terms

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A very long poem that tells the tale of a heroic figure   Epic  
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A word that imitates the sound it represents   Onomatopoeia  
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Comparing two unlike things and NOT using like or as   Metaphor  
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A type of song that often includes forms of poetry   Rap  
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The short section of a longer poem   Verse  
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The repetition of CONSONANT SOUNDS, not vowels   Consonance  
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A set of two lines, where the last two lines rhyme   Couplet  
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A 14 line poem in iambi pentameter with structured rhyme   Sonnet  
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The repetition of a single letter sound, particularly wit the words next to each other   Alliteration  
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The repetition of VOWEL SOUNDS   Assonance  
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Comparing two unlike things USING the words like or as   Simile  
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How lines are stressed in a poem or rhythm in a poem   Meter  
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