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The way a poem is laid out on the page, how it "looks"
Form
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Poems with no recognizable patterns or rules (no rhyming, etc)
Rhythm
the musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables. "the beat of the poem"
a poetic device which is used at the end of a line and the beginning of the next line in a poem. Also, it can be described as a point where a line is divided into two halves at the end of a line
line break
poems that follow strict rules about lines, stanzas, rhythm and rhyme
traditional verse
premeasured patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables. gives poetry a rhythmical and melodious sound
meter
a literary device defined as having two successive rhyming lines in verse and having the same meter to form a complete thought. marked by a usual rhythm, rhyme scheme
couplets
a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes
quatrains
This poem is an example of a...... I was so small/ But got a treat/ I caught a ball/ In my seat
Quatrain Poem
A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme
stanza
It's the "money" of a song or poem. -a verse, a set, or a group of lines that appears at the end of the stanza, or appears where a poem or song divides into different sections
refrain or chorus
Hey Diddle, Diddle/ The Cat and the Fiddle this is an example of a ____________
couplet
a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs
rhyme
giving human characteristics to non-human things
personification
The tree whispered in the wind is an example of__________.
personification
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
alliteration
"Tim, the terrifying tiger" is an example of _________
alliteration
comparing two things using like or as
simile
The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy. This is an example of a _____________
simile
He was a tornado, blasting through the opposing team. This is an example of a ____________
metaphor
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
My shoes are killing me. This sentence is an example of a _______
Hyperbole
Using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
Imagery
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
onomatopoeia
Boom! Thud! Pow! These words are examples of ___________ used in poetry
onomatopoeia
This is an example of a ______________ poem./ The fog comes/ on little cat feet./ It sits looking/ over harbor and city/ on silent haunches/ and then moves on.
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