Poetry Terms

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What is a stanza?

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A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit; often referred to as a 'paragraph of poetry'.

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What are end rhymes in poetry?

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The 'end rhymes' of poems; the poem follows a specific rhyming pattern of words at the end of each line, shown by capital letters.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance or comparison between things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The pattern of sounds and beats in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem, often described using letters to represent sounds.