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written or spoken language written with meaning, sound, rhythm to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions
poetry
written or spoken language in its everyday form; everyday language
prose
a piece of writing that conveys a message through language and often relates to culture, art, nature, or life; emphasizes language's musical qualities
poem
the voice behind the poem; the character or narrator saying the poem
speaker
a unit in poetry that consists of any words arranged in one row; not always a sentence
line
a grouping of lines that form a unit in a poem; similar to a paragraph in written text
stanza
a four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse
quatrain
two successive lines of poetry, often rhymed
couplet
a poem or stanza, also known as a quintain or quintet, composed of five lines
cinquain
a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme
tercet
a specific line or lines that are repeated in a poem
refrain
an object or action that stands for something beyond itself
symbol
the attitude of the speaker or author as interpreted by the reader
tone
the feeling(s) and atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader
mood
the message or idea that an author expresses in a poem about the subject
theme
descriptive language that invokes any of the five senses to create a set of mental images for the reader
imagery
