Poetry Flashcards

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Stanza

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Paragraph in poetry

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Rhyme scheme

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Rhyming pattern (ab ab)

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound (Peter piper)

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Assonance

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Repetition of a sound or vowel (late date)

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Onomotpia

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The formation of a word from a sound. Bang pow

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Denotion

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Dictionary definition of a word

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Connotation

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Ideas associated with a word

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Ballad stanza

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One specific pattern abcb

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Hyperbole

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Over exaggeration

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