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Metaphor
A comparison of two dissimilar things.
Simile
A comparison of two dissimilar things using "like" or "as".
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Onomatopoeia
The spelling of sound words
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of similar sounding poetic feet
Meter
Measure of beats per line
Robert Frost
"Fire And Ice" Author
Haiku
5-7-5
Sonnet
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Limerick
AABBA
Ode
A poem written in praise
Free Verse
Poetry without rhyme scheme or consistent meter
Personification
Giving human characteristics to non-humanthings.
Alliteration
Repeated initial consonant sound
Emily XYZ
"Slot Machine" author
Pablo Neruda
"Ode To Salt" author
Spoken Word
Performance Poetry
"Who are you really, Wanderer?"
"Maybe I'm a King."
"Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?"
"Thou art more lovely and more temperate"
Stanza
Paragraph in poetry

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"Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?""Thou art more lovely and more temperate"
"Who are you really, Wanderer?""Maybe I'm a King."
AlliterationRepeated initial consonant sound
Emily XYZ"Slot Machine" author
Free VersePoetry without rhyme scheme or consistent meter
Haiku5-7-5
HyperboleExaggeration
LimerickAABBA
MetaphorA comparison of two dissimilar things.
MeterMeasure of beats per line
OdeA poem written in praise
OnomatopoeiaThe spelling of sound words
Pablo Neruda"Ode To Salt" author
PersonificationGiving human characteristics to non-humanthings.
Rhyme SchemeThe pattern of similar sounding poetic feet
Robert Frost"Fire And Ice" Author
SimileA comparison of two dissimilar things using "like" or "as".
SonnetABABCDCDEFEFGG
Spoken WordPerformance Poetry
StanzaParagraph in poetry
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