Figurative Language
Words that mimic the sound it makes "bam, kerplunk, bing, poof
Onomatopoeia
when two or more words sound the same especially at the end of each line
rhyme
This type of writing uses words for sounds, rhythm, and meaning, along with emphasizing rhyme, repetition, and the beauty of language
Poetry
This is what you call a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables across a line of poetry
Meter
Name a famous poet
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Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Examples: She was as sweet as sunshine
She’s like a crazy tornado
Simile
This term refers to how the lines in a poem are divided. It's a collection of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
Stanza
This is the type of poetry that has no patterns, rules, no rhyme scheme, or syllable count
Free Verse
Compares two things directly without using like or as
Examples: She is sunshine
He was a black cloud
Metaphor
Come up with your own example of a simile and a metaphor on candy.
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Repetition of the same beginning consonant
Example: Tommy Tickles Tina Ten Times
Alliteration
This is used to identify the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines of a poem. It is often recorded using letters of the alphabet
Rhyme Scheme
a pair of lines in a poem that share the same meter and rhyme
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
Couplet
what we call words or lines in a poem that are repeated throughout, similarly to a refrain/chorus of a song, often used to show importance
Amazing is the wind
Amazing is the breeze
Amazing is the clouds
Repetition
This is what you call when a writer uses words that appeal to one or more of the reader's fives senses (Touch, Taste, Sound, Smell, Sight)
Sensory Language
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Example: The river invited me in
Personification
This term is what we use to refer to "regular writing," which is simple and direct language in sentences and paragraphs with no rhyme and/or rhythm
Prose
poem about nature, comes from the Japanese culture, and follows a strict syllable count per line, 5-7-5
Flowers in the wind (5)
Petals blowing in the breeze (7)
A beautiful sight (5)
Haiku
A common meter in poetry that is made up of 5 stressed syllables, each followed by an unstressed syllable
Iambic Pentameter
Who wrote the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
Robert Frost
This literary device is used when a writer uses extreme exaggeration, not intended to mislead, but rather to emphasize a point
Hyperbole
measured in meters and can be described as a strong, regular repeated pattern of sound or stressed and unstressed syllables
rhythm
this poem describes a noun and consists of 5 total lines with particular types of words in specific lines
Cinquain
This is the name for a single row of words in a poem across a screen or piece of paper
Line
Write your own ABAB rhyme scheme poem. Minimum 4 lines!
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