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stanza |
A poem has a minimum of one stanza.
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refrain |
A refrain is a repeated verse.
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metaphor |
A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. Something is something else.
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simile |
When I make a comparison using the words 'like' or 'as', that is a simile.
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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hyperbole |
Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for effect.
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oxymoron |
Oxymoron is where two words of contrasting meaning are adjacent to each other.
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repetition |
When words or phrases are repeated for effect we call it repetition.
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caesura |
A caesura is a pause or break in a line of poetry.
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rhythm |
The rhythm of a poem is the pattern of beats you can hear when you read it aloud.
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rhyme |
If words rhyme, the ends of the words have a very similar sound. Words that rhyme with each other are often used in poems.
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end-stopped |
An end-stopped line is a line of poetry that ends with a punctuation mark.
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enjambement |
When there is no punctuation at the end of a line poetry there is enjambement.
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personification |
Giving an object human qualities is personification - 'a strong wind menaced the trees'.
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plosive |
Plosive sounds are hard-hitting sounds such as b, d, k, t, p...
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sibilance |
Sibilance is the repetition of s sounds in consecutive words.
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when it sounds like the word, for example bang.
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connotations |
Connotations are ideas, thoughts and feelings associated with a word.
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