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Poetic Structures
Argument Structures
Word Structures
Figurative Language
Genres
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Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. Walt Whitman is most well-known for his use of this structure. 


Free Verse

100

the position being taken in the argument

claim

100

a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

Noun

100

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable


metaphor

100

a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic and establish a position on the topic

Argument

200

The repetition of the same stressed vowel sound as well as any consonant sounds that follow the vowel.

Exact Rhyme

200

a quality that evokes pity or sadness.


pathos

200
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen



Verb

200
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (uses the words "like" or "as" to develop a comparison).

Simile

200

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.


Narrative 

300

a rhyming scheme in which the words have similar but not identical sounds.

Slant Rhyme

300

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Diction

300

a noun that refers to a physical thing, person, or place—something or someone that can be perceived with the five senses

Concrete Noun

300

a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

paradox

300

an account of the life, or a major portion of the life, of a fugitive or former slave, either written or orally related by the slave

Slave Narrative 

400

A collection of people, objects, ideas, and other elements in list form within poetry or prose.

Catalogue

400

The author's attitude toward a certain topic. Through specific word choice, the author reveals their feelings

tone

400

a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.


Abstract Noun

400
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.




anaphora

400

an element of narrative writing that allows writers to look back at incidents and changes in their lives

Reflection

500


A subdivision of a poem, specifically a group of words arranged into a row that ends for a reason other than the right-hand margin.



Line 

500

Focuses attention on the writer's or speaker's trustworthiness or credibility

Ethos

500

a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause


Phrase 

500

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.


hyperbole

500

descriptions that include touch, sight, taste, sound, and smell.

Sensory Detail