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Poetry Terms
Poetry Terms
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English
8th Grade
02/14/2013

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rhythm
Definition
repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
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limerick
Definition
short, funny poem with a definite pattern of rhythm
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rhyme
Definition
when words sound the same
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meter
Definition
regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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end rhyme
Definition
when the end of lines rhyme
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couplet
Definition
when 2 rhyming lines are together
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internal rhyme
Definition
rhymes that occur within the line
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exact rhyme
Definition
rapping, tapping, napping
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approximate rhyme
Definition
use sounds that are similar but not exactly the same
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free verse
Definition
poems that do not have rhyme or meter
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of consonant sounds
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assonance
Definition
repetition of vowel sounds
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words with sounds that imitate their meaning
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ballad
Definition
songlike poem that tells a story, often a sad story
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epic
Definition
long narrative poem about the many deeds of a hero
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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 personal feelings
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ode
Definition
long lyric poem, usually praising some subject
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sonnet
Definition
14 line lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure, meter and rhyme
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