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Poetry Vocab.
All the vocab. from the poetry unit
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English
7th Grade
12/01/2009

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Poetry
Definition
Concentrated form of literature that recreates experience by appealing to the mind, emotions, senses and imagination. It often makes use of a number of literary devices. It is written in lines and stanzas.
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Rhythm
Definition
the beat or meter; the pattern of a accented and unaccepted syllables expressed in a unit of measure called a foot.
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End rhyme
Definition
the rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines
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Internal Rhyme
Definition
rhyme within one line of poetry
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Couplet
Definition
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and usually deal with a single idea.
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
the pattern of end rhyme expressed in lower case letters
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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of beginning consonant sounds
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assonance
Definition
The repetition of vowel sounds
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Consonance
Definition
the repetition of consonant sounds
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denotation
Definition
the dictionary meaning of a word
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Connotation
Definition
The feelings associated with words.
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Simile
Definition
comparing using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
comparing with out using like or as; saying something it isn't
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Hyperbole
Definition
the use of exaggeration
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Personification
Definition
the giving of human qualities to nonhuman creatures/objects
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Imagery
Definition
words and phrases that appeal to he five senses
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Repetition
Definition
repeating of words or phrases
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Refrain
Definition
a line or phrase that is repeated usually at the end of each stanza
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Narrative poetry
Definition
Poetry that tells a story
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Lyric Poetry
Definition
personal feelings in vivid and musical language
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of a word(imitates sounds)
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Tone
Definition
Basic attitude expressed toward the subject
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Theme
Definition
Main idea of poem
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Paraphrase
Definition
Restate the poem in your own words
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Haiku
Definition
three lined poem of Japanese origin that presents an emotion and some aspect of nature
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Limerick
Definition
Humorous poem of five lines. Lines one, two and five rhyme. And have three stressed syllables. Lines three and four rhyme and have two stressed syllables.
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Free Verse
Definition
Poetry with no pattern of rhyme or rhythm.
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Concrete Poetry
Definition
The poem is written in the shape of the subject.
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Point of View
Definition
Perspective that the story is told.
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Point of View 1
Definition
One of the characters that tells the story
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Point of View 2
Definition
Outside narrator comments on ALL characters
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Point of View 3
Definition
An outside narrator that comments of 1 character
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Point of View 4
Definition
Objective/Dramatic (play)
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