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Poetry: Terms to Know
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English
10th Grade
12/10/2010

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speaker
Definition
voice that talks to the reader
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rhyme scheme
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system by which each line is assigned a letter with its corrdinating rhyming line(s)
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stanza
Definition
paragraph of poetry
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onomatopoeia
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a word that's sound imitates or suggests its meaning
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of sounds in words that are close together
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consonance
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repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word (not just at the beginning of the word)
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
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rhyme
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repetition of accented vowel sounds
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end rhyme
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end of the lines have rhyming words
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internal rhyme
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rhyme is between words within one line of poetry
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perfect rhyme
Definition
identical sounds (dead/red)
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slant rhyme (near, off)
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sounds that are close but not identical (down/then)
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rhythm
Definition
musical quality in language that is produced by repetition and meter
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meter
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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
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stressed syllable
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accented or long syllable
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unstressed syllable
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unaccented or short syllable
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foot
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unit of measurement; the way we measure poetry
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iambic pentameter
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a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed/stressed
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed verse that is usually iambic pentameter
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free verse
Definition
verse free of rhyme and meter
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personification
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a non-human object or idea is given human qualities
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apostrophe
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a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate as if animate
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metaphor
Definition
comparision between two unlike things without using connective words, such as like or as
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direct metaphor
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metaphor that is directly stated; both comparison words are clearly named
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implied metaphor
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metaphor in which a comparison is suggested, but never actually stated
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extended metaphor
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a metaphor that stretches out over an entire poem or through several lines
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simile
Definition
comparison between two unlike things by using connective words such as like, as, than, or resembles
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allusion
Definition
a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing
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hyperbole
Definition
a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. It my be for serious or comedic effect.
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imagery
Definition
the use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description
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symbolism
Definition
the use of an object which respresents not only itself but also stands for something else or has deeper meaning
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diction
Definition
word choice
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