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Poetry Terms. February 3, 2014. Simile. a comparison using “like” or “as”. “The referee cost us the game. He was as blind as a bat!”. a direct comparison where one thing is another; no “like” or “as” The Auburn Maroons Volleyball team were tigers last night, mauling their opponents.
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Poetry Terms February 3, 2014
Simile • a comparison using “like” or “as”. • “The referee cost us the game. He was as blind as a bat!”
a direct comparison where one thing is another; no “like” or “as” The Auburn Maroons Volleyball team were tigers last night, mauling their opponents. Metaphor
Hyperbole • an extreme exaggeration Why does Charlie, who’s fast as a jet, take all day to get to school?
Personification • Giving a human quality, to something non-human • “Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.”
Alliteration • the repetition of a consonant sound to start a series of words Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. See Sally sell seashells by the seashore. The pleasant Prince pleaded for peace. Big bees buzz by Bob's bushes.
End Rhyme • the repetition of similar sounds or words at the end of a line Maybe, Christmas doesn’t come from a store, Maybe, perhaps Christmas, means a little bit more!
Internal Rhyme • the repetition of similar sounds or words within the line • Its best, i guess, two profreadcarefuly for erors.
Imagery • Highly descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
use of words whose sound suggest their meaning Onomatopoeia
a line repeated at the end of each stanza Old McDonald had a farm… Refrain
Repetition • a word or group of words repeated throughout a poem repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition
Haiku Poems (5, 7, 5) • A poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five Sunflowers Sunflower grow tall (5) Lift your head to bright sunshine (7) Mother Nature’s child (5)
Free Verse Poems • Poems that do not follow patterns of rhyme and rhythm
Rhymes • Poems that contain predictable end/internal rhyme schemes.
Stanza • the lines of a poem grouped by one main idea; similar to a paragraph in prose.
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