Poetry Terms

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Imagery

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Mental pictures created by words that appeal to the senses.

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Metaphor

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A comparison that does not use signal words.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.

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Repetition

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When words and/or phrases are repeated in a poem.

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Stanza

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The paragraph of a poem; how lines are grouped together.

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Alliteration

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

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds (e.g., buzz, hiss).