Poetry Terms
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kellner on March 29, 2011
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Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alliteration | The repetition of constant sounds, mainly at the beginning of words. ex: My mom made meat on Monday. |
| Characterization | Poem has a character in it. ex: "A Rose for Emily" - talks about where Emily lives, what she does, and what she says. |
| Couplet | A pair (2) of line rhyme. ex: a = life, a = wife. b = piggly, b = wiggly. |
| Dialogue | Conversation of characters. ex: "I love poetry" |
| Enjambment | Run-on line continue onto the next line. ex: I have always thought, That teaching was Fun. What Is you thing to do that is fun? |
| Simile | Comparing one thing to another of a different kind using like or as. ex: I am as brave as a lion. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statement not meant to be serious. ex: I am SO hungry, I could eat a horse. |
| Understatement | Words that say less than what he or she means. ex: After a big snowstorm, someone sarcastically says, "Yeah, we got a little snow." |
| Free Verse | Poetry without any patterns or rhyme. ex: However you want! |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that imitate a sound. ex: Buzz, smack, crash, boom. |
| Personification | Objects or things that are given animation or living quality. ex: Toy Story toys, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny. |
| Stanza | A group of lines that show a pattern. ex: a = cat, b = sun a = sat b = none |
| Picture Poem | A poem written in the shape of what is being talked about. |
| Haiku Poem | A poem that was originated in Japan. Follows syllables with 7 on the first line, 5 on the second line, and 7 on the third line. Typically talks about nature. |
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