Poetry
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mrspenchev on March 17, 2012
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elements of poetry
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 poetry | a type of literature |
| stanza | a group of lines in poetry, like a paragraph |
| rhyme | repetition of a sound |
| end rhyme | rhyming at the end of the line |
| internal rhyme | rhyme within the line of poetry |
| rhyme scheme | pattern of rhyme, labeled using the alphabet |
| repetition | using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis or rhythm |
| rhythm | sound pattern or beat |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sound, usually the at the beginning of the word |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that make the sound, like buzz, hiss, pop, tock |
| imagery | using details to appeal to the readers sense of sight, touch, taste, smell |
| figurative language | words that don't mean exactly what it says, readers have to use their imagination |
| simile | comparing items using like or as |
| metaphor | comparing items using the verb of BE |
| personification | using human qualities to describe nonhuman things |
| mood | overall feeling created by the poem, scared, sad, optimistic |
| hyperbole | using exaggeration to make a point |
| allusion | a reference to another piece of art or writing |
| synecdoche | using part of an object to stand for the whole thing |
| theme | authors message about life or human nature, sometimes must be inferred |
| tone | the writers attitude about things, humorous, passionate, proud |
| point of view | who the poem is being told by |
| sensory poetry | shows and feels the emotion by the author |
| nature poetry | poems that describe natural elements |
| sestina | 39 line poem organized in six line stanzas |
| ode | a lyrical type of poetry that involves singing and dancing |
| irony | a contrast between expectation and reality |
| oxymoron | uses two words that are opposite and contradictory |
| idiom | An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds"). |
| allegory | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
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