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poetry

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A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

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Form

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The way a poem's words and lines are arranged

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line

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The main unit of all poems

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stanza

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A group of lines in a poem

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rhythm

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A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry, similar to the rhythmic beats in music

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meter

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A repeated pattern of rhythm

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tone

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The writer's attitude toward a subject

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to the senses

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figurative language

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Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.