Poetry Unit: Elements of Poetry and Forms of Poetry

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Directions: Using your textbook, write your OWN definition for each of these terms and
include an example to help you remember it.

Textbook: pages 573-575

Literary Handbook (in back of textbook): pages R13 R20

Poetry Terms
1. Poetry:
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2. Rhythm:
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3. Repetition:
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4. Stanza:
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* Figurative Language:
5. Metaphor
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6. Personification
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7. Simile
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8. Symbol
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Sound Devices in Poetry

9. Alliteration
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10. Assonance
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11. Consonance
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12. Onomatopoeia
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13. Rhyme
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Poetry Forms:
14. Narrative Poetry
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15. Haiku
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16. Free Verse
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17. Lyric Poetry
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18. Ballads
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19. Concrete poems
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20. Limericks
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21-25. In at least five sentences, write about your experiences with poetry and/or
your opinions about it. Do you read it? Do you write it? Do you like it? Explain.
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