Common Core 7th Grade Poetry Terms – Flashcards
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Alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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Figurative language
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A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
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Simile
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A comparison using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
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Imagery
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Language that appeals to the senses
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Sound devices
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elements such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and onomatopoeia - gives poetry a musical quality
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Rhyme
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Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
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End rhyme
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Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry
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Rhyme scheme
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A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that imitates the sound it represents
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Slant rhyme
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A rhyming sound that is not exact.
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Rhythm
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Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Line
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A group of words together on one line of the poem.
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Stanza
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A group of lines in a poem.
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Couplet
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A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem.
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Quatrain
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4 line stanza
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Refrain
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A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.
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Free Verse
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Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
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Narrative poetry
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A poem that tells a story
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Tone
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A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
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Mood
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How the reader feels about the text while reading.
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Symbolism
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A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
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repetition
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Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
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Prose
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everyday speech
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Poetry
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genre of literature that can have rhythm and meter, stanzas, and lines usually used to express a feeling
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Haiku
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Japanese origin of poetry, 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables
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Meter
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a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats, it is also called a foot
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Iambic
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first syllable is unaccented, second syllable is accented
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Trochaic
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first syllable is accented, second syllable is unaccented
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Symbol
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a thing that stands or represents something else
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Verse
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a unit of poetry such as a stanza or a line
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Blank Verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Connotation
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the attitudes and feelings associated with a word
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Denotation
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the literal or dictionary definition of a word
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Sonnet
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a 14 line poem stating the poet's personal feelings
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Ballad
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a poem in verse that tells a story
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Ode
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a poem usually written as a way of saying goodbye to something and is usually serious
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Limerick
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a humorous verse of five lines
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Found Poem
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a poem that has not been deliberately composed but discovered by chance
