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POETRY
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A type of literature in which words are carefully
chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
FORM
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The structure or organization of writing
In poetry, the form includes the arrangement of its
words and lines on the page.
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Examples: traditional, free verse
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LINE
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the core unit of a poem
An essential element of the poem’s meaning and
rhythm
STANZA
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A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a
poem, “poem paragraph”
SPEAKER
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The voice that “talks” to the reader, similar to the
narrator in fiction
TRADITIONAL FORM
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A form of poetry that follows a specific pattern
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Examples: Couplet, Haiku, Sonnet
FREE VERSE POETRY
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Poetry that does not contain regular patterns or
rhythm or rhyme.
Alliteration
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning
of words, such as the m in mark, must, and mine.
Repetition
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The use of a word, phrase, line, or sound more than
once .
Personification
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A description of an object, animal, or idea as if it
has human qualities and emotions.
Extended metaphor
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A metaphor that extends over several lines, stanzas,
or an entire poem.
Simile
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A comparison of two things using the word like or
as.
Metaphor
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A comparison of two things that does not include the
word like or as.
Example:
 The
sun was a tossed coin spinning in the sky.
Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds in words that don’t
end with the same consonant, such as the ow in bow
and down.
Rhythm
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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in
each line. A regular pattern of rhythm is called
meter.
Rhyme
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The repetition of sounds at the end of words.
Rhyme scheme is the pattern that the end ryming
words follow.
Onomatopoeia
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Words that sound like noises
Examples:
Boom!
Crash! Quack!
Moo! Shhh! Crackle!
Hyperbole
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Using exaggeration to make a point.
Examples:
 I’m
so hungry I could eat a whole chicken!
 It rained buckets during the game this morning.
 Megan was so mad fume rose from her head.
Imagery
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Descriptive words and phrases that create sensory
experiences for the reader.
Imagery usually appeals to one or more of the five
senses-sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch- to help
the reader imagine exactly what is being
described.
Imagery Example
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“Mi Madre” by Pat Mora
I say feed me.
She serves me red prickly pear on a spiked cactus.
I say tease me.
She sprinkles raindrops in my face on a sunny day.
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Sight
Smell
Taste
Hear
Touch