Poetry Terminology

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Alliteration

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Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

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Quatrain

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Four lines of poetry.

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Elegy

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A poem written in honor of someone who has died.

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Rhyme Scheme

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

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Audience

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The person or group to whom the poem is addressed.

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Ode

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A type of lyrical stanza, often praising or glorifying an event or individual.

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Couplet

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.

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Stanza

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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