Poetry Terms

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The way a poem is laid out on a page is called...

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Form

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A group of lines in a poem is called...

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Stanza

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How many STANZAS does the poem have? It was July, and the sun toasted the emerald grass until it smelled of warmth and green and life. Q. It was July, and my heart soaked up the air warmth until it sang of joy and love and life.

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2

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How many LINES in the poem: It was July, and the sun toasted the emerald grass until it smelled of warmth and green and life. Q. It was July, and my heart soaked up the air warmth until it sang of joy and love and life.

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This poem has 8 lines

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The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables is called...

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rhythm

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Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound is called...

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rhyme

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The use of words that vividly describe a sound (the word mimics the sound) so that readers can clearly "hear" them is called...

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onomotopoeia

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A comparison of two different things using "like" or "as" is called

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simile

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A figure of speech that offers an exaggerated or extravagant statement (that is not meant to be taken literally) in order to highlight a point is called...

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hyperbole

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A figure of speech that gives human-like characteristics to an abstract idea or non-human thing is called

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personification