Poetry Terms Flashcards

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Repetition of consonant sounds within a line of poetry

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Alliteration

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Poetry that does not have a regular pattern of rhythm or rhyme

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Free verse

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Language that appeals to the senses

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Imagery

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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Personification

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Extends over several lines, stanzas, or an entire poem

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Extended metaphor

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Poems with fixed rules—lines, rhythm, and rhyme

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Traditional form

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Repetition of sounds at the end of words

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Rhyme

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A poem that has no recognizable pattern

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Unconventional form

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Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

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Figurative language

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Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, alliteration, assonance

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Sound devices