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Cards Term Stanza Definition A group of lines. Term Poem Definition a work of literature that may have rhyme, rhythm, stanzas, unusual line order, unusual grammatical structures, figures of speech, and imagery. Term Simile Definition a comparison using "like" or "as" Term Metaphor Definition An implied comparison that does not use "like" or "as" Term Personification Definition Giving human qualities to something that is not human. Term Hyperbole Definition A large exaggeration Term Alliteration Definition A repeated, beginning consonant sound Term Onomatopoeia Definition Words that sound like what they mean. Term Assonance Definition Repeated vowel sound in a series of words. Term Consonance Definition Repetition of identical consonant sounds that is preceded by different vowel sounds. Term Imagery Definition appeals to the five senses- sight, sound, touch, smell, taste Term Rhyme Scheme Definition A pattern of rhymed words in a poem. Term Half Rhyme Definition pattern of rhyme with variation in some sounds; also called slant rhyme Term Internal Rhyme Definition rhyme that is inside a line Term Narrative Poems Definition a poem that tells a story, has a theme, plot, setting and characters Term Simple Narrative Definition a poem that tells a story with a typical plot diagram, few characters, a limited setting Term Ballad Definition a special narrative that may have a refrain, dialogue, hero or antihero, four-line stanzas Term Refrain Definition A group of words repeated over and over in a poem Term Folk Ballad Definition old ballads, written to be sung, they don't have an author Term Literary Ballad Definition newer story-telling poem using modern words and having an identified author Term Rhythm Definition The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem. Term Scanning Definition To mark the rhythm. Term Foot Definition an identified pattern of poetic rhythm Term Pentameter Definition five feet in a line. Term Meter Definition the measure of patterns (feet) in a line of poetry Term Lyric Poetry Definition a poem that doesn't tell a story, but instead expresses emotion. Term Sonnet Definition a special kind of lyric poem- it has 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter Term Limericks Definition poems with five lines, humorous or nonsense poems with aabba rhyme Term Concrete Definition poems in which the shape of the lines or arrangement of the print on the page reveals or adds to the meaning Term Haiku Definition poem that typically tells about nature, has 3 lines and has 17 syllables. Term Dramatic monologue Definition poem in which one person (character) addresses the audience Term Couplet Definition two lines of poetry together as a unit Term Allusion Definition Reference to another work or area that the writer assumes the reader will recognize Term Quatrain Definition Four lines of poetry together as a unit Term iambic Definition a foot composed of two syllables, the first not stressed and the second stressed