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A 3 lined poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, typically about nature.
What is a Haiku?
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This poetry tells a story with drama for effect.
What is Dramatic poetry?
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A direct comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
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The repetition of consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
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The use of three word usually in a list of adjectives to create effect.
What is the Rule of 3?
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A list of many images
What is a Catalogue poem?
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Telling of a story.
What is a Narrative?
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An implied comparison between two things without "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
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The repetition of identical/ related vowel sounds.
What is assonance?
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Harsh disorder in sound for effect.
What is cacophony?
300
Long poem using elevated language, tells the deeds of a hero.
What is an Epic?
300
Rhythmic, creative; written in paragraphs.
What is Prose?
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Giving human-like traits to objects, animals or ideas.
What is personification?
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How the piece makes the reader feel.
What is the mood?
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Repeating of a regular rhythmic unit.
What is meter?
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This type of poetry is more rhythmic than most prose, and it doesn't have a normal pattern.
What is Free Verse?
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Conveys thoughts or emotions without telling a story.
What is a Lyric poem?
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Sayings that only make sense if you know what they mean, they can't be directly translated to another language.
What is an idiom?
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The attitude of the author.
What is tone?
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The correspondence of sound between words or the end of words.
What is rhyme?
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Unrhymed verse, very similar to natural rhythm.
What is Blank Verse?
500
Not in the notes: Five lined stanzas with a aabba rhyme scheme, usually funny and in the form of a joke.
What is a Limerick?
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When something is extremely exaggerated to create effect.
What is a hyperbole?
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Repetition of consonant with changes in vowel sound. Example: "pitter, patter"
What is consonance?
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The use of soft rhythmic pattern, soothing repetition of sounds.
What is euphony?