Words to help you when talking and writing about poems
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poetry |
Genre is the different kinds of writing for a particular purpose; for example, thriller, romance, novel, poetry.
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writer |
She is a skillful writer.
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rhyme |
Time, crime and chime all rhyme.
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rhythm |
James plays rhythm guitar.
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structure |
A poem has a structure.
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imagery |
Imagery is when words are used to create a picture in a reader's mind.
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tone |
Tone is the feel of the text, indicated by choice of words, rhythm of sentence and such like.
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stanza |
A poem has a minimum of one stanza.
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comparison |
We need to make a comparison between these two poems.
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compare |
Let's compare scores.
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vocabulary |
Use a thesaurus to widen your vocabulary.
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poem |
I learnt the poem by rote.
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simile |
Simile involves describing something by comparing it with something else.
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metaphor |
A metaphor talks of something as if it is something else.
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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