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SNJH Poetry Unit
2nd Six Weeks ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| line | A single row of words. |
| stanza | an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem. |
| lyric poem | A highly musical type of poetry that expresses the emotions of a speaker. |
| speaker | The character who speaks in, or narrates, a poem-the voice assumed by the writer. |
| narrative poetry | Tells a story and is frequently longer than lyric poetry. |
| concrete poem | A poem that is shaped like the thing it describes |
| free verse | Does not use consistent rhymes or rhythms. It can take any shape and address any subject. |
| Haiku | Originating in Japan, haikus are short three-line poem that describe a single image or scene from nature. |
| figurative language | Writing or speech meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally. |
| metaphor | A comparison in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another. |
| simile | A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word “like” or “as”. |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration used for effect or to make a point. |
| imagery | Language that creates pictures by appealing to the senses of sight, sound, tough, taste, and smell. |
| sound device | Any element that appeals to the reader’s ear. |
| end rhyme | The repetition of sounds at the ends of words. We find this in the last word of each line. Ex: soon/moon |
| rhythm | The pattern of beats, or stressed syllables, in a line of poetry. |
| meter | A regular rhythmic pattern in poetry. |
| alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. |
| symbol | Anything that stands for or represents both itself and something else. |
| repetition | A writer’s intentional reuse of a sound, word phrase, or sentence. Used for effect or to make a point. |
| rhyme scheme | The pattern of end rhymes designated by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each rhyme. |
| poet | a person that composes poetry |
| mood | The atmosphere, the emotion, created in the reader by part or all of a literary work. |
| onomatopoeia | Is use of words or phrases that sound like the things in which they refer. Ex: buzz, click, and pop. |
| irony | Is the difference between appearance and reality- in other words, what seems to be and what really is. |
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