Poetry examples
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houckos63432 on February 6, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Symbol | Four leaf clove equals good luck |
| Imagery | The thick dark fog hung ominously over the town |
| Metaphor | I was a penguin in the cold water |
| Simile | He was as smart as a chair |
| Personification | The thunderstorm bellowed at the town |
| Aliteration | Pat patted the porcupine |
| Onomatopoeia | Bang pop zoom whoosh |
| Repetition | Into the river Into the house Into the field |
| Assonance | The boys' song was joyful as they sang with open mouths |
| Rhyme | The cat in the hat |
| Approximate | I liked Ohio and I like to smile |
| Couplet | The cat was big And sat on a trig |
| End | The cat was sad And then was mad |
| Exact | The cat was on a mat The mat was on a gnat |
| Interal | The cat was fat |
| Lines | The cat was fat |
| Stanza | The cat was fat It liked a mat He ate a rat That ate a gnat |
| Free verse | Fog poem |
| Lyric | Bird foots grandpa |
| Narrative | Jim |
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