Poetry Vocab

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Use of a word or phrase repeatedly.

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repetition

Front

Example: buy a bungalow in the busy, beautiful Bayview community

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alliteration

Front

Division of thoughts in poetry; like sentences in writing.

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lines

Front

A group of lines in poetry

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stanzas

Front

Identify the rhyme pattern at line ends.

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rhyme scheme

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Comparison of two unlike things

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metaphor

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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simile

Front

Format for a poem without traditional rules

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free verse

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A poem that tells a story.

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narrative.

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Beat of a poem

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rhythm