Poetry Terms Term 3
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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assonance |
Assonance involves words that have the same vowel sound.
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ballad |
A ballad is a song or poem that tells a story.
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couplet |
A couplet is a pair of lines of metre of a poem.
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epic |
An epic is a traditional narrative told in rhyme and rhythm.
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free |
There are no rooms free at the hotel.
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verse |
Sing the first verse.
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iamb |
One short (unstressed) syllable followed by one long (stressed) syllable in a metrical foot of poetry.
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imagery |
A range of language is used to create visual imagery.
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irony |
Irony is the use of words where the real meaning is the opposite of what is actually said.
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lyric |
The boy was reminded of a lyric he'd heard in a song.
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metaphor |
A metaphor is the comparison of one thing where it is said be something else. It is an example of figurative language.
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meter
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In poetry, the meter is the rhythm that is created by the 'beats' in a line of poetry.
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word is the same as its meaning.
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refrain |
A refrain is like a chorus.
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rhythm |
James plays rhythm guitar.
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rhyme |
Time, crime and chime all rhyme.
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sonnet |
A sonnet is a love poem of 14 lines.
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stanza |
A poem has a minimum of one stanza.
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symbolism |
Symbolism is used to convey emotion and imagery through the use of figurative language.
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