Poetry and Literary Terms

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sonnet

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A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

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villanelle

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A 19-line poem with a fixed form, featuring repeated lines and a specific rhyme scheme.

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free verse

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Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

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concrete

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Poetry in which the arrangement of words or letters on the page forms a visual image.

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imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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simile

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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metaphor

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A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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allusion

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An indirect reference to a person, event, or piece of literature.

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personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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idiom

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A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of its individual words.