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| Lines are arranged into groups. Each stanza helps to tell the poems overall message. |
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| Poems that do not follow fixed set of rules. |
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| The repetition of sounds at the end of words, as in see and me |
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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line
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| The use of word, phrase, or a line more than once. |
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| The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as the c in curved crook. |
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Appeals to the five senses-sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
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| The use of words (made-up or real) whose sounds suggest their meaning. |
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A comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as.
He's white as spilled milk |
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A comparison between two unlike things that do not contain the words like or as.
Fame is a bee |
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| A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings. |
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The pattern of rhyme at the ends of lines in a poem.
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| A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself |
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| The feelings that a writer creates for the reader. |
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| Same features as a narrative poem but were meant to be sung or read out loud |
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| Long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group of people |
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| A mournful or sad poem, especially for a funeral song or the dead |
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| Japanese poetry where 17 syllables are arranged in three lines of 5,7 and 5 Syllables |
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| A short, humorous poem composed of 5 lines. |
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| A lyric poem that deals with serious themes such as justice, truth, or beauty |
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| Poem that has a formal structure, containing 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme and meter. |
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