Poetry Terms

alliteration     ballad            free verse     haiku     hyperbole     imagery     limerick
metaphor       onomatopoeia     paradox     prose     refrain     rhythm     simile     sonnet
stanza     tone

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the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject or character

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a 14 line lyric poem that may have one of several rhyme schemes

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a funny poem with 5 lines and a strong beat

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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comparison between two unlike things without using connective words

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a song or song-like poem that tells a story

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poetry with no regular meter or rhyme scheme

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overstatement or exaggeration of actions, emotions, or other qualities

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repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines

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a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poems

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a contradictory idea that may actually be true

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a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit

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the ordinary form of spoken or written language

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a comparison betwen two unlike things that use a connective word such as : like, as , than, resembles

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language that speaks to the senses, gives a picture or perspective of the topic

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japanese poetry with 3 lines and 17 syllables

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the sound of the word imitates its sound or meaning

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Poetry Terms

the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject or character

a 14 line lyric poem that may have one of several rhyme schemes

a funny poem with 5 lines and a strong beat

repetition of initial consonant sounds

comparison between two unlike things without using connective words

a song or song-like poem that tells a story

poetry with no regular meter or rhyme scheme

overstatement or exaggeration of actions, emotions, or other qualities

repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines

a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poems

a contradictory idea that may actually be true

a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit

the ordinary form of spoken or written language

a comparison betwen two unlike things that use a connective word such as : like, as , than, resembles

language that speaks to the senses, gives a picture or perspective of the topic

japanese poetry with 3 lines and 17 syllables

the sound of the word imitates its sound or meaning

the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject or character

a 14 line lyric poem that may have one of several rhyme schemes

a funny poem with 5 lines and a strong beat

repetition of initial consonant sounds

comparison between two unlike things without using connective words

a song or song-like poem that tells a story

poetry with no regular meter or rhyme scheme

overstatement or exaggeration of actions, emotions, or other qualities

repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines

a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poems

a contradictory idea that may actually be true

a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit

the ordinary form of spoken or written language

a comparison betwen two unlike things that use a connective word such as : like, as , than, resembles

language that speaks to the senses, gives a picture or perspective of the topic

japanese poetry with 3 lines and 17 syllables

the sound of the word imitates its sound or meaning

Repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word is called alliteration.

A14 line poem that may have several rhyme schemes is called a ballad.

A poem with a strong beat and 5 lines is called a limerick.