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Published on Nov 20, 2015
These are my poetry terms.
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POETRY TERMS
AEDAN BRADY
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POEM
WORDS ORGANIZED TO RHYME AND/OR MEANING
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SPEAKER
VOICE THAT POET USES TO SPEAK A POEM
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4.
BALLAD
LONG POEM THAT TELLS A STORY
5.
CONCRETE
POEM WITH SAME FORMAT AS MEANING
6.
FREE VERSE
MODERN POETRY THAT DOESN'T RHYME
7.
LYRIC
SHORT POEMS OF INTENSE FEELING AND EMOTION
8.
NARRATIVE
POEM THAT TELLS A STORY
9.
SONNET
14 LINE LYRIC WRITTEN IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER
follows rigid rhyme scheme
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alliteration
repeated consonant sounds at beginning of series of words
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onomatopoeia
words that sound like what they mean
12.
metaphor
comparison not using like or as
13.
personification
non-human is compared to human and has human characteristics
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simile
comparison using like or as
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allusion
reference from 1 piece of literature to another
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cliche
common and boring expression that has been overused
17.
connotation
unspoken, unwritten series of associations made with particular word
18.
denotation
literal meaning of the word that a person would find in the dictionary
19.
figurative language
imaginative language that attracts a reader
20.
hyperbole
exaggeration to make a point
21.
image
mental picture a poem puts in readers mind
22.
imagery
LANGUAGE THAT APPEALS TO FIVE SENSES
23.
literal language
opposite of figurative, dictionary definition
24.
mood
emotion of poem
25.
oxymoron
a contradiction
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paradox
large oxymoron with element of truth
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repitition
repeated words, phases, stanzas, and sounds
28.
SYMBOL
SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS SOMETHING ELSE
29.
TONE
NARRATORS ATTITUDE TOWARDS POEM
30.
UNDERSTATEMENT
OPPOSITE OF EXAGGERATION
31.
COUPLET
2 LINES OF POETRY THAT RHYME
32.
OCTAVE
8 LINES OF POETRY THAT HAVE A RHYME SCHEME
33.
QUATRAIN
4 LINES OF POETRY THAT HAVE RHYME SCHEME
34.
SESTET
6 LINES OF POETRY THAT HAVE A RHYME SCHEME
35.
STANZA
PARAGRAPH OF WRITING IN A POEM
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VERSE PARAGRAPH
PARAGRAPH OF WRITING IN A POEM
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BLANK VERSE
UNRHYMED IAMBIC PENTAMETER
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IAMBIC PENTAMETER
LINE OF POETRY THAT IS 10 SYLLABLES IN LENGTH
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REFRAIN
CHORUS OF A BALLAD
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RHYME
SOUNDS MATCH AT ENDS OF LINES OF POETRY
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RHYME SCHEME
PATTERN OF RHYME IN A POEM
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RHYTHM
PATTERN OF SOUND IN A POEM
Aedan Brady
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