| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Internal Rhyme | If I had a dog, it would look like a log |
| Rhyme Scheme | AABBCC (looking at end of the line of each poem) |
| Simile | She is crazy as a loon |
| Metaphor | My life is an open book |
| Personification | The fire screamed when she poured water on it |
| Hyperbole | I am going to sleep for 100 years |
| Allusion | using a historical name, place or object |
| Onomatopoeia | buzz |
| Repitition | When I go, When I stay, When I make up my mind |
| Alliteration | the blue bear went and broke the bottle |
| Haiku | Japanese poetry of 5-7-7 syllables |
| Free verse | poem with no regular rhyme scheme or meter |
| Narrative Verse | poetry that tells a story |
| Diction | word choice; fancy use of words |
| Connotation | the emotional meaning of a word |
| Denotation | the dictionary meaning of a word |
| Stanza | paragraphs in a poem |
| Imagery | creating a picture using words |
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