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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| ballad | a short musical narrative song or poem |
| free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |
| haiku | a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons. |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |
| limerick | a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet |
| metaphor | a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning And intimidates the sound |
| oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms. |
| personification | giving human qualities to non-human things |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyme formed by the end rhyme in a poem |
| sensory language | writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses |
| simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with like or as) |
| stanza | an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem. |
| symbol | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible |
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