Poetry Terms Flashcards by Kylan Reller

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What is the definition of Poem

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A writing which the Poet chooses a way to connect with the reader

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What is the definition of Lines

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A poems version of a sentence

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What is the definition of Stanzas

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Multiple lines combined to make a stanzas (like a mini paragraph)

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What is the definition of Rhyme

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Same ending sound

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What is the definition of Rhyme Scheme

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A set of rhymes that are organized

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What is the definition of Rhythm

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The beat in which a poem is written

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What is the definition of Meter

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A pattern of syllables

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What is the definition of Repetiton

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Repeating words in lines, reinforcing the poem

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What is the definition of Alliteration

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Repeating same sound/letter Are, Art, Arrange

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What is the definition of Simile

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Comparing one to another in like or as

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What is the definition of Metaphor

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Comparing without like or as

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What is the definition of Personification

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Giving a object human features

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What is the definition of Symbolism

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Something that stands for another

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What is the definition of Allusion

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Referencing to other work

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What is the definition of Point Of View

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From which the reader takes place in reading

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What is the definition of Speaker

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A narrator

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What is the definition of Theme

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The main idea of a poem

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What is the definition of Tone

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In which you would describe the mood of the poem

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What is the definition of Lyric Poem

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Poem like a song

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What is the definition of Ode

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A poem with 2 or more stanzas

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What is the definition of Haiku

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Short poem with many syllables

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What is the definition of Sonnet

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Fourteen lined poem with 10 to 12 syllables

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What is the definition of Ballad

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Short poem with a repeating story in the stanzas

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What is the definition of Free Verse

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A poem that follows no rules

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What is the definition of Denotations

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The literal dictionary definition of a word

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What is the definition of Connotations

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Changing words to be more subtle

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