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Poetry
Vocabulary for Poetry
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Literature
4th Grade
10/24/2013

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Poem

Definition


A composition in verses

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Rhyme

Definition

close similarity in the final sounds of two or more words or lines of verse

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Lyrical Poem

Definition

a short or a long poem with


rhymes that express deep


personal feelings and thoughts of


the poet


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Narrative Poem

Definition

 

a poem that tells a story and has a plot

 

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Imagery

Definition

language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes 

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Simile

Definition

a figure of speech in which things different in kind or quality are compared by the use of the word Like or as

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Metaphor

Definition
 a word or phrase meaning one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a similarity between them 
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Personification

Definition

the representation of a thing or idea as a person or by the human form

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