Poetry Terms

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simile

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A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as

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rhyme scheme

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A pattern of rhyme (aabbcc)

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rhyme

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words that sound alike because they share the same ending

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stanza

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a set of lines in a poem grouped together like paragraphs

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tone

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the attitude or feeling that comes across in a poem from the author

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slant rhyme

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words that sound like they rhyme, but they are not exact (heart/dark)

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rhythm

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the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem

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narrative poem

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a poem that tells a story

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symbolism

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using a concrete or real object to represent an idea

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metaphor

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