poetry terms Unit 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Figurative language | is a non literate form of writing. |
| Figure of Speech | is a non literal saying. |
| Simile | is a figure of speech in which as and like are used to differentiate 2 different things. |
| Metaphor | is a figure of speech in which something is spoke of as a different thing. |
| Personification | is a figurative language in which a non human is given a human characteristic. |
| Imagery | is a description using words to better help someone paint a picture of the authors thought. |
| Sensory language | is writing or speech that appeals to more than one of the senses. |
| Character development | is in literature the development of a character. |
| Rhythm | is the pattern of beats or patterns in the speech and writing. |
| Meter | is rhythmical writing of a poem. |
| Rhyme Scheme | is a regular pattern of rhyming in a poem . |
| Alliteration | is the repetition of initial constant sounds. |
| Assonance | is the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different constants in two or more syllables. |
| Consonance | is the repetition of final constant sounds. |
| Narrative | is a poem that tells a story. |
| Epic | Is a long narrative poem about gods or heroes |
| Ballad | is a songlike poem that tells a story, often about adventure and romance. |
| Dramatic | is poetry that utilizes the techniques of drama. |
| Lyric | is a poem written in highly musical language observing gone person. |
| Haiku | is three-lined verse form. |
| Tanka | Asian poem rhymes |
| Free Verse | is poetry not written in any form of pattern or mere of a rhyme. |
| Sonnet | is fourteen lined lyric poem. |
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