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