elements of poetry Flashcards
1
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is the art of expressing one’s thought in a verse
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poetry
2
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a single line in a poem
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lines
3
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a group of lines
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stanza
4
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pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
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rhyme scheme
5
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poem written without a regular rhyme,rhythm,and form
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rhythm
6
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repetition of some constant sound
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aliteration
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8
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these a word pictures
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imaginary
9
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describe something as larger
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exageration
10
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comparison between two things
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simile
11
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directly compares things
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metaphor
12
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describes the sound of certain things
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onomatopeia
13
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gives human qualities
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personification
14
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an everyday saying that doesn’t exactly mean what the words is
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idiom
15
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something that stands for something more than itself
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