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poetry terms

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Poetry   type of literature which ideas and feelings expressed in compact, imaginative, and musical language  
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Prose   ordinary form of written or spoken language lacks special features of poetry  
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Verse   one line in a poem  
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Stanza   group of lines within a poem  
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Couplet   rhymed pair (2) of lines in a poem  
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Triplet   three rhyming lines  
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Imagery   words and phrases that appeal to the reader's senses (helps reader imagine)  
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Sensory language   writing that appeals to the senses  
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Irony   contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens  
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Free verse   poem that does not rhyme  
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Rhyme   repetition of sounds at the end of words and internally  
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Rhyme scheme   pattern of rhymes in a poem  
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End rhyme   rhyming words occurring at the end of lines  
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Internal rhyme   rhyme that occurs within a line  
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Rhythym   pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables  
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Repetition   use of any element of language-sound, word, phrase, more than once. Used to stress ideas and create sound effects  
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Alliteration   repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words  
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Onomatopoeia   words whose sound suggests their meaning:POP, BUZZZZZ,BOOM  
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Personification   giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea  
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Hyperbole   extreme over-statement/exaggeration of an idea used to show emphasis or humor  
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Simile   comparing two things using the words like, than, or as  
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Metaphor   comparing two things that have equality in common without using like or as  
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Figurative Language   writing not meant to be taken literally  
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