| Term | Definition |
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| poetry | art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken |
| alliteration | two or more stressed syllables with same consonant sound or sound group |
| onomatopoeia | imitation of a sound (woof, meow) |
| figurative language | does not have literal meaning (break a leg) |
| simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared ( uses like or as to compare) |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unrelated things (doesn't use word like or as) |
| idiom | an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meaning (play it by ear) |
| personification | giving human traits to nonhuman or abstract things |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect |
| limerick | poem with line scheme a a b b a |
| haiku | poem with 3 lines and syllables 5 7 5 |
| concrete poem | poem in the shape of the subject |
| lyric poem | the rhyme scheme in a poem |
| ballad | a poem intended to be sung |
| meter | the measured arrangement of words in poetry |
| speaker | the person that is telling the story |
| stanza | paragraphs of a poem |
| line | one row in a poem |
| rhyme scheme | a a a b a c d c |
| repetition | to repeat in a poem |
| imagery | the way you see a story in your head; mental pictures |
| narrative | telling a story |
| free verse | poem with no set pattern |
Combine with other sets
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