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Scatter: FIS Grade 8 Poetry Terms

alliteration
the repetition of similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words.
alliteration
Some bold soul slips by me and I sigh
assonance
the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
assonance
A land laid waste with all its young men slain...
meter
the rhythmical pattern of a poem.
onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning.
onomatopoeia
buzz, hiss, honk
rhyme
the repetition of sounds at the end of words.
rhyme scheme
a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
rhythm
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, or beats, in spoken and written language (see also meter)
structure
the arrangement of materials within a poem; the relationship of the parts of a poem to the whole; the logical divisions of a poem.
couplet
a two-line stanza, usually with the same end rhymes.
end-stopped
a line with a pause at the end. Lines that end with a punctuation mark of some kind.
enjambment
the continuation of the sense of grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next.
stanza
a group of lines in a poem, considered as a unit; like paragraphs in prose
figurative language
using words to mean something other than their literal (or factual) meaning.
hyperbole
an exaggeration that creates humor, emphasizes particular points, and/or creates dramatic effects.
hyperbole
"I've got a million things to do!"
imagery
words that appeal to one or more of the five senses; sensory language
metaphor
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. It works by pointing out a similarity between two things.
metaphor
a black bat night
personification
a type of language in which an inanimate subject is given human characteristics.
personification
the sun grinned, the rain danced
simile
makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as.
simile
quiet as a mouse, good as gold
symbol
anything that stands for or represents something else; concrete objects that represent abstract ideas.
symbol
Winter or cold represents death
ballad
a songlike poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure and romance.
concrete poem
a poem with a shape that suggests its subject.
free verse
poetry that is not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or set rhyme scheme
lyric
a highly musical poem that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
narrative
a story told in verse (poetic form). It often possesses the elements of fiction, such as characters, conflict, and plot.
sonnet
a fourteen-line poem, often written in iambic pentameter.
mood
the feeling or atmosphere created by the poem
speaker
the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
tone
the attitude toward the subject and audience conveyed by the language and rhythm of the speaker

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alliterationthe repetition of similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words.
alliterationSome bold soul slips by me and I sigh
assonanceA land laid waste with all its young men slain...
assonancethe repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
ballada songlike poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure and romance.
concrete poema poem with a shape that suggests its subject.
coupleta two-line stanza, usually with the same end rhymes.
end-stoppeda line with a pause at the end. Lines that end with a punctuation mark of some kind.
enjambmentthe continuation of the sense of grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next.
figurative languageusing words to mean something other than their literal (or factual) meaning.
free versepoetry that is not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or set rhyme scheme
hyperbolean exaggeration that creates humor, emphasizes particular points, and/or creates dramatic effects.
hyperbole"I've got a million things to do!"
imagerywords that appeal to one or more of the five senses; sensory language
lyrica highly musical poem that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
metaphora black bat night
metaphora figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. It works by pointing out a similarity between two things.
meterthe rhythmical pattern of a poem.
moodthe feeling or atmosphere created by the poem
narrativea story told in verse (poetic form). It often possesses the elements of fiction, such as characters, conflict, and plot.
onomatopoeiabuzz, hiss, honk
onomatopoeiathe use of words whose sound suggests their meaning.
personificationa type of language in which an inanimate subject is given human characteristics.
personificationthe sun grinned, the rain danced
rhymethe repetition of sounds at the end of words.
rhyme schemea regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
rhythmthe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, or beats, in spoken and written language (see also meter)
similequiet as a mouse, good as gold
similemakes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as.
sonneta fourteen-line poem, often written in iambic pentameter.
speakerthe imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
stanzaa group of lines in a poem, considered as a unit; like paragraphs in prose
structurethe arrangement of materials within a poem; the relationship of the parts of a poem to the whole; the logical divisions of a poem.
symbolanything that stands for or represents something else; concrete objects that represent abstract ideas.
symbolWinter or cold represents death
tonethe attitude toward the subject and audience conveyed by the language and rhythm of the speaker
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