Poetic Terms and Definitions

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rhyme

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syllables that sound similar

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What is personification?

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object is given human traits

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verse

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one line of poetry

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meter

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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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When the same initial sound is used it is called

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alliteration

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is a simile?

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a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a stanza?

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a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is an acrostic?

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a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.

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What is a haiku?

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a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.