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Poetry Vocabulary

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Alliteration   a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants  
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An example of alliteration   Whither wilt thou wander, way farer?  
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Assonance   the similarity of two or more vowel sounds, especially in words that are close together in a poem  
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An example of assonance   The lovely umbrella was under the August sky.  
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Figurative Language   "figures of speech" a way of saying something in a non literal way  
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An example of figurative language   metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole  
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Onomatopoeia   a word that is the sound that something makes  
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Example of an onomatopoeia   Pop, swish, vroom  
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Hyperbole   deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect  
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An example of hyperbole   It was so funny, I nearly died laughing!  
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Metaphor   to describe somebody or something in a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally, but by means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it.  
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An example of metaphor   The teacher, a robot, spewing information that we must remember.  
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Simile   to describe somebody or something by comparing two different things, especially with a phrase containing the word "like" or "as"  
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An example of a simile   He is as white as a sheet.  
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Personification   giving human qualities to objects or abstract notions  
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An example of personification   The large jagged rock sat stubbornly in the garden, demanding attention and respect from the surrounding flowers.  
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Poem   A piece of writing set out in short lines, often with a noticebale rhythmn and may have words that rhyme.  
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Poet   an author of poetry  
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Syllable   a unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound forming all or part of a word  
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How many syllables does this word have, "America"?   4  
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Rhyme   If words rhyme, they end with the same sound.  
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An example of a rhyme   If you all get your work done, we can have a lot more fun!  
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Verse   a part of a poem, kind of like a sentence or phrase, can be more than one line.  
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Stanza   a number of lines of verse forming a separate unit witnin a poem  
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Repetition   words or sounds that happend more than once in a poem for a specific reason the poet has decided on  
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Refrain   a line or group of lines that recurs at regular intervals in a poem, especially at the ends of verses  
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Rhythm   a regular beat in music, poetry, and dance  
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Pattern   repeated words, rhythm, or sounds  
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Emotion   a strong feeling such as happiness, love, anger, or grief  
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Mood   your state of mind  
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Tone   the general quality or character of a poem as an indicator of the attitude or view of the person who produced it  
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Image   a picture you visualize during reading  
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Imagery   to describe something vividly or in visual terms  
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Inference   a conclusion drawn of what is implied by the poem  
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