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poetry terms
poetry terms
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Literature
8th Grade
01/09/2012

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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of the first letter consanits
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ballad
Definition
a song like poem that tells a story 4-6 lines/stanzas (romance)
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couplet
Definition
two consecutive lines of verse with end rhymes
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concrete poem
Definition
words are arrnaged in shapes of the theme of the poem
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elegy
Definition
a formal poem that reflects on death or another solemn subject -serious
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free verse
Definition
not written in a regular rythimical pattern -no rules
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haiku
Definition
short poem about nature-serious ---3 lines- 1st line 5 syllables
2nd line 7
3rd line 5
japanese
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metaphor
Definition
something described as someone else arent similar
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mood
Definition
atmosphere-feeling created by a literary term or passage
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ode
Definition
formal lyric poem with a serious theme praising subject
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personification
Definition
nonhumans subjects get human characteristics
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simile
Definition
uses like or as to make a direct comparison
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tone
Definition
the writers attitude toward the subject
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sonnet
Definition
14 line lyric poem with one theme
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epic
Definition
a long narrative poem (story)
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