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Figurative Language |
Word or phrases describing something. |
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Simile |
Comparison using like or as. |
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Metaphor |
Comparison between two different things. |
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Extended Metaphor |
A metaphor continued through several lines. |
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Personifcation |
Giving an object human qualities. |
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Imagery |
Words or phrases appealing to five senses. |
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Rhyme |
Repitition of the same or similar sound. |
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End Rhyme |
a poem where the last word of a phrase rhymes. |
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Half Rhyme |
When words don't look the same and almost rhyme. |
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Rhyme Scheme |
The pattern of rhymes in a poem. |
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Mood |
The emotional effect of the poem. |
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Rhythm |
The beat of the poem. |
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Tone |
The expression of authors attitude toward a subject. |
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Alliteration |
Repitition of consanent sound for emphasis. |
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Repitition |
Reusing a word or phrase for emphasis and musicality. |
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Assonance |
Internal rhyming. |
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Hhyperbole |
Exagerration. |
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Onommatopoeia |
Like the noise it makes (zing, moo). |
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Symbol |
Something that represents something else. |
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Free Verse |
Poetry with no regular pattern. |
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Haiku |
A poem with three line with 17 syllables divided into 5,7,5. |
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Verse |
Apart of a poem or song. |
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Prose |
A series of sentences. |
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Form |
Shape or structure. |
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Meter |
The rhyhmic quality of a poem. |
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Lyric |
The words to a poem or song. |
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Narrative |
Telling a story. |
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Ballad |
A sentimental romantic song telling a story. |
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Compare |
To see differences and similarities in different things. |
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Cinquain |
A five line stanza. |
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Acrostic |
When the letters of a word from a phrase. |
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Exaggeration |
The act of overstating. |
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Imagination |
Power of reproducing mental images. |
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Poetry |
A piece of literature written in meters |
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