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A passage that cntains artistics, vivid language and is often imaginative
poem
A person who write a poem
poet
A pattern of syllables in a line of poetry
rhythm
When a word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis
repetition
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
The overall message or life lesson of a poem
theme
The main subject of a poem
topic
Repetition of beginning sounds of words
Alliteration
Descriptive words that create a picture in the reader's mind
imagery
The beat of a poem
Rhythm
A word that imitates the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
A row of words in a poem
line
A group of lines in a poem
stanza
A comparison of between two unlike things using like or as
Simile
When a line ends
Line break
Come up with an example of an AABB rhyme scheme
Answers may vary ... Ex. Roses are Red, Get out of my head, Violets are blue, I just need to buy a new shoe
