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  • This type of poem was used to pass down stories from one generation to the next.
    ballad
  • a single row of words
    Lines
  • An exaggeration to make a point
    Hyperbole
  • When two or more words begin with the same initial sound
    Alliteration
  • What is the name for 2 lines of verse (or poetry) within a poem?
    couplet
  • expresses emotions of the poems speaker or narrator
    lyric poem
  • This type of poem has the rhyme scheme AABBA.
    Limerick
  • poem used to praise or dedicate to someone or something (idea or event)
    ode
  • A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing
    metaphor
  • A comparison of unlike things using “like” or “as”
    simile
  • an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
    allusion
  • A repeated phrase, line, or group of lines
    refrain
  • Can take any shape and address anything
    Free Verse
  • are made up of a group of lines
    stanzas
  • tells a story and is frequently longer than lyric poetry
    Narrative
  • Short 3 lined poem
    haiku
  • a humorous poem consisting of 5 lines
    limerick
  • A Haiku is usually an example of a __________________poem.
    lyric
  • A word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
    idiom
  • This type of poem has only 17 syllables.
    haiku
  • Words that make the sound of their action
    Onomatopoeia
  • Narrative poems meant to be sung
    Ballad
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