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poetry vocab
mrs downey
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English
9th Grade
01/13/2009

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  1. lyric poem
Definition
expresses vivid thoughts and feelings
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narrative poem

Definition
- tells a story
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  1. dramatic poem
Definition
uses techniques of drama such as speaker and conflict tell a story
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  1. Alliteration

 

Definition
the repetition of initial constant sounds.
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  1. Onomatopoeia
Definition
words that imitate sounds.
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Assonance

Definition
the repetition
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  1. Consonance
Definition
-agreement or harmony
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Meter

Definition
an arranged pattern of rhythm in a line of verse
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  1. blank verse
Definition
-unrhymed poetry that has a regular rhythm and line length, especially iambic pentameter
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  1. iambic pentameter-

 

Definition
the most common rhythm in English poetry, consisting of five iambs in each line. 
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  1. Repetition-
Definition
an act of doing something again
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  1. rhyme scheme-
Definition
a regular pattern of rhyming words in s poem
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  1. Simile-a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two  basically unlike ideas

 

Definition
  1. a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two  basically unlike ideas

 

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  1. Metaphor
Definition
he use to describe somebody or something of a word or phrase that is not meant literally but by  means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it, e.g. saying that somebody is a snake
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sensory details

Definition
-writing or speech that appeals to one or more sense
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Connotation

Definition
-an embodiment or perfect example of something
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  1. Imagery
Definition
he figurative language, especially metaphors and similes, used in poetry, plays, and other literary  work
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  1. Haiku
Definition
a form of Japanese poetry with 17 syllables in three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables,  often describing nature or a season
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Sonnet

Definition
-a short poem with 14 lines, usually ten-syllable rhyming lines, divided into two, three, or four sections.  There are many rhyming patterns for sonnets, and they are usually written in iambic pentameter.
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  1. Couplet
Definition
-two lines of verse that form a unit alone or as part of a poem, especially two that rhyme and have the  same meter
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  1. Quatrain

 

Definition
a verse of poetry consisting of four lines, especially one with lines that rhyme alternately
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