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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Haiku | japanese poem consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Deals with nature, Describes one thing and tries to paint a picture with words. |
| Acrostic Poem | The verse is unrhymed. The title of the poem is the subject. The letters from the title are then rewritten vertically and are used to stimulate your thoughts about the topic. |
| Poetic Devices | literary devices for poems |
| Onomatopoeia | is the use of words that sound like their meaning |
| Alliteration | is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word |
| Limericks | a form of light verse that uses both rhyme and rhythm. The poem consist of five lines: the first,second, and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other. The rhyme scheme is a-a-b-b-a and a |
| Line Rhyme | The last line contains a funny or surprise ending |
| Couplet | A simple two-line poem which rhymes. Most are funny, but don't have too. |
| Cinquain | five-line poem containing 22 syllables in 9 2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern, usually rhyming |
| Diamante | Is similar to cinquain, but is seven lined line unrhymed poem written in the shape of a diamond. Synonyms and antonyms. Synonym:nonym: Topic (noun) Describing words ( adjectives) Actin words ( ( verbs ending in- ing) 4 word phrase capturing feeling about topic 3 action words ( verbs ending in- ing) 2 describing words ( adjectives) Synonym (the word should have the same meaning as the topic word) Antonym: Topic ( noun) 2 describing words ( adj for topic noun) 32 words about the topic 3 action words 2 describing words ( adj for ending noun) Ending noun (opposite) |
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