KS 3 poetry vocabulary
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poem |
A poem is a composition in verse using artistic and imaginative vocabulary.
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stanza |
A poem has at least one stanza, this is another word for verse.
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line |
A line is a subdivision of a poem, specifically a group of words arranged into a row.
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rhyme |
Time, crime and chime all rhyme.
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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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image |
An image is a mental picture of something not real or not present.
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simile |
A simile compares one thing to another using the words 'as' or 'like'. E.g. As big as an elephant.
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metaphor |
A metaphor compares by referring to one thing as another, E.g. He's a lethal weapon.
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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personification |
Personification describes something non-human as if it is human.
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word is the same as its meaning.
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rhythm |
Rhythm is the aarrangement of words into a regular sequence or pattern.
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