Poetry Flashcards
1
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Form
A
The way it’s written, like sentences or stanzas
2
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Sound
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How the poem is read, and the patterns within
3
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Rhyme
A
Peek & Creek, the rhyme of the line
4
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Alliteration
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Repition of sounds within the words
5
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Imagery
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Something that may appel to the readers 5 senses
6
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Figurative Language
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Any type of writing that describes ordinary things in a new way
7
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Simile
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A comparison of two things using like or as
8
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two things not using like or as
9
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Personification
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Giving an unhuman object human qualities
10
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Speaker
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When using I or Me; the voice that talks to the reader
11
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Theme
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A message about human or life nature that the poet conveys to the reader
12
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Connotation
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Contemplate the poem for meaning beyond the literal
