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Poetry Unit Terms
Terms for poetry unit
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7th Grade
04/03/2023

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Stanza
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a group of lines forming a unit in a poem (the “paragraph” of poetry)
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Speaker
Definition
voice that “talks” to the reader, similar to narrator in fiction. (not the poet)
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Rhyme
Definition
occurrence of similar/identical sounds at the end of two or more words (head/bed).
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Paraphrase
Definition
restating information in one’s own words
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Allusion
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a reference to a famous person, event, place, piece of literature, etc.
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Tone
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the poet’s attitude toward the speaker, reader, subject
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Alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word
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Metaphor
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a comparison of two things NOT using words like or as; one thing is spoken as though it were something else
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Simile
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a comparison made between two unlike things, using the words like or as
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Imagery
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words that describe something in a way that creates pictures or images that appeal to the reader’s five senses (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell)
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Personification
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giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object or non-human being such as an animal
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Onomatopoeia
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a word that imitates a sound or suggests a meaning of a word.
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Theme
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the moral or lesson of the poem
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Repetition
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a sound device in which sounds, words, or phrases are repeated to emphasize a point
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Diction
Definition
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
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