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Set: Poetry terms

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	Term	Definition
	simile	comparison using like or as
	metaphor	comparison not using like or as
	personification	giving human-like qualities to non-living objects
	alltieration	the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words
	free verse	a poem without a regular pattern
	stanza	a grouping of 2 or more lines
	quatrain	4 lines of rhyming poetry
	couplet	a pair of rhymed lines in a poem
	form	a literary work's structure or organization
	onomatopoeia	the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
	internal rhyme	rhyming owrds within a line
	rhyme scheme	the pattern of end rhyme within a line
	meter	a regular pattern of accented and not accented syllables in poetry
	end rhyme	rhyme at the end of a sentence
	repitition	the technique of using a sound, word or phrase over and over again
	imagery	words or phrases that appeal to the readers 5 senses
	theme	what the author wants the reader to get out of reading the story or poem
	a setting consists of _____ and _____	place and time
	exposition	sets the tone, setting, characters, and sets up the story
	rising action	events in a story that move the plot forward
	falling action	happens right after the climax; starts to wrap the story up
	characterization	the techniquest a writer uses to create and develope characters
	conflicts can occur between ____, ______, and ______.	self, people, and nature
	the setting for mr. meisenheimer's garden is ________	Virginia
	the setting for flowers for algernon is _____	New York

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