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Poem Terms
bunch of poem terms for the quiz on 2/25
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English
8th Grade
02/24/2010

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rhythm
Definition
repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
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meter
Definition
regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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rhyme
Definition
repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem
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end rhyme
Definition
rhymes at the end of lines
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internal rhyme
Definition
rhymes within the lines
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approximate rhyme
Definition
rhymes that are similiar, but not exactly the same
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rhyme scheme
Definition
pattern of end rhymes
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free verse
Definition
petry w/o a regular meter ot rhyme scheme
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of constant vowels
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assonance
Definition
repetitions of vowel sounds
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onomopia
Definition
word with sounds that imitate their meaning
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hyperbole
Definition
an extreme exhaggeration
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similie
Definition
comparison using "like or "as"
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metaphor
Definition
a direct comparisson
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personificaron
Definition
giving an object/animal human characteristics
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imagery
Definition
language that appeals to all five senses (touch, taste, scent, sight, and hering)
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BAllad
Definition
songlike poem that tells a story , often a sad story about betrayal
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elegey
Definition
poem for someone who has died
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Epic
Definition
long, narrative poem about the mant deeds of a great hero. epics are closely connected to a particular culture and embodies the values of that society
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narrative poem
Definition
poem that tells a story
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lyric poem
Definition
poem that does not tell a story, but expresses the feeling of the speeker
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Ode
Definition
long, lyric like poem, usually praising some subject and written in dignified language
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Sonnet
Definition
14 lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure,meter, and rhyme
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