Poetry
Poetry pt.2
Latin Roots
Irony
Vocab Words
100

Two lines in a poem that have the same ending sound

Rhyme

100

The big idea of a poem or piece of literature

Theme

100

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Speak or say

100

Someone says, "Look at you coming in on time!" when you walk in late.

Verbal Irony

100

A comparison not using like or as

Metaphor

200

the pattern of similar sounding words at the end of each line

Rhyme Scheme
200

The way the poem is written makes you think or feel

Tone

200

-voc-

Voice or call out

200

The main character in a movie goes into a haunted house, but the audience knows she won't come out.

Dramatic Irony

200
Giving an inanimate object human traits

Personification

300

A pair of two lines in a poem

Couplet

300

A line with a form of punctuation at the end of it

End-stopped line
300

-dom-

House or home

300

Someone who is scared of the ocean becomes a sailor.

Situational Irony

300

A phrase that contradicts itself

Oxymoron

400

the repetition of the same grammatical form in a sentence to show that they have the same importance

Parallel Structure

400

A line or a group of lines with no punctuation at the end of the line

Enjambment

400

-vert-

Turn 

400

A man gives a speech about how people should always wear seatbelts, but on the way home forgets to put his seatbelt on and gets into an accident

Verbal and Situational Irony

400

Repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive sentences

Anaphora

500

A 10-line poem with a "ba-dum" rhythm every two syllables

Iambic Pentameter

500

When a poem has so many details you can picture what they're describing in your mind

Imagery

500

-lude- / -lus-

silliness or deception

500

Your coworker says, "It's so good to see you!" even though you know she doesn't like you

Verbal, dramatic, AND situational irony

500

Two things being seen or placed close together to show how they are different

Juxtaposition

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