| Term | Definition |
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| Rhyming Couplet | Simple verse in which the last words rhyme |
| Quatrain | a poem with four lines, the lines may all rhyme or rhyming lines may be offset |
| Limerick | silly five line poems with a distinct pattern |
| Cinquain | five line poems that are great for building vocabulary |
| Haiku | Japanese poetry style consisting of three lines with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. |
| Shape Poem | Format takes on the shape of its subject |
| Free-form | poems that don't necessarily rhyme or follow a strict pattern |
| alliteration | the repetition of one consonant sound. Ex: Peter Piper picked a pack... |
| Assonance | The repetition of one vowel sound |
| Rhyme | Matching final vowel or vowel/consonant sounds different words |
| Rhyme scheme | The pattern of rhymes at the end of poetry lines. Ex: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you |
| Imagery | A literary device that uses words to paint pictures in your mind. Ex: The dark clouds cried tears of rain |
| Simile | Uses "like" or "as" to make comparisons between different things. Ex: The child was as lively as a puppy |
| Metaphor | Comparing 2 different things by saying that one thing is the other. Ex: The sumo wrestler, unmoved by any opponent |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to animals or objects. Ex: The happy sun smiled down on us |
| meter | the rhythm or beat of a poem |
| hyperbole | literary device in which statements are exaggerated |
| internal rhyme | rhyme which occurs in a single line of verse |
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