Poetry Terms Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| Mood | The feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading |
| Similie | Comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as" |
| Connotation | The emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word |
| Symbol | Person, place, thing, or event that represents something more than itself in a literary work |
| Figurative Language | Goes beyond the literal meaning of words to create special effects or feelings |
| Idiom | Phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings |
| Imagery | Use of language that appeals to the five senses |
| Onomatopoeia | Use of words that sound like the noises they describe |
| Personification | Type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things |
| Rhyme | Repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words |
| Internal Rhyme | Occurs within a line of poetry when two words have similar ending sounds |
| Rhyme Scheme | The regular pattern of rhyme found at the ends of lines in a poem |
| Rhythm | The musical quality created by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Stanza | Group of related lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose |
| Tone | The attitude that an author takes toward the audience, subject, or a character |
| Structure | Refers to a writer's arrangement or overall design of a literary work. It is the way words, sentences, and paragraphs are organized to create a complete work |
| Parallelism | Persuasive technique in which an author creates a BALANCED sentence by re-using the same word structure. |
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