Poetry Terms 2
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kas10 Plus on January 19, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1st person point-of-view | the speaker in a poem tells it from his perspective (uses "I") |
| 3rd person limited point-of view | the speaker is not part of the poem, but tells about what ONE other character sees and feels |
| 3rd person omniscient | the speaker is not part of the poem, but is able to know and describe what ALL characters are thinking |
| repetition | to repeat words, phrases, lines, or stanzas |
| "an empty pair of dancing shoes . . . an empty pair of dancing shoes . . . " | repetition |
| rhyme | to repeat the same sound at the end of words |
| The candle is out, it has crashed to the floor. She follows the wall to find the door | rhyme/rhyme scheme |
| simile | a comparison between two things using the words "like", "as", or "than" |
| their muscles like iron | simile |
| stanza | a grouping of two or more lines of a poem that belong toether |
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