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Poetry Terms 2

Poetry Terms 2. Meter. Meter. (noun) arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. He said, “Hey, there fellow (a) with the hair colored yellow. (a) Watcha trying to prove? (b) ‘Cause that’s my woman there (c) and I’m a man who cares (c)

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Poetry Terms 2

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  1. Poetry Terms 2

  2. Meter

  3. Meter • (noun) • arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. He said, “Hey, there fellow (a) with the hair colored yellow. (a) Watcha trying to prove? (b) ‘Cause that’s my woman there (c) and I’m a man who cares (c) and this might be all for you.” (b)

  4. Hyperbole

  5. Hyperbole • (noun) • intentional exaggeration • It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets. • Everybody and their mom was in line to go to the bathroom.

  6. Prose

  7. Prose • (noun) • matter-of-fact or commonplace written expression • novels, articles…

  8. Assonance

  9. Assonance • (noun) • resemblance of sounds between words. • The sounds in words sounds very similar to one another • I lie down by the side of my bride.

  10. Stanza • (noun) • A group of lines. • Beginning a new stanzas often signals the beginning of a new image, thought, or idea.

  11. Stanza “First and Last” by David McCord Atadpolehasn’t a pole at all, And he doesn’t live in a hole in the wall. You’ve got it wrong: a polecat’s not A cat on a pole. And I’ll tell you what: A bullfrog’s never a bull; and how Could a cowbird possibly be a cow? A kingbird, though, is a kind of king, And he chases a crow like anything. 1 2 3 4

  12. Allusion

  13. Allusion • (noun) • A brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement. • 'Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities • Scrooge was known for pinching pennies (saving money)

  14. Oxymoron

  15. Oxymoron • (noun) • A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single, unusual expression • Agree to disagree • Awfully nice • Friendly enemy

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