Poetry Vocabulary Teacher: Mrs.

Miller

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3 Group of lines set off in a poem by a blank
lines; like a paragraph in writing
5 Structure or organization; includes the way
the words are arranged
6 Comparison between two unlike things
using "like" or "as"
9 Sound effect words (buzz, hiss)
12 Repetition of sounds in the middle and ends
of words (cat, sat, hat)
15 Humorous poems with five lines; rhyme
scheme is aabba; often start with "There
once was a" or "There was a"
17 A poem that tells a story
18 Repetition of sounds at the beginnings of
words (Allison ate Art's apples all afternoon)
19 Pattern of the rhyme in the poem (aaba,
aabb, abcb)
20 To use any elements of language over and
over and over again on purpose to create a
certain effect
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1 A poem that tells a story and was meant to
be sung so it uses repetition so people could
join in
2 Stanza made up of 4 lines
3 When a concrete object, such as a rose,
represents something much greater, like
love
4 Giving human qualities to something that is
not human
5 Writing that is not literal
7 Writing that helps you see, smell, hear,
taste, and/or feel; helps you "show"
8 Stanza made up of 2 lines
10 Short poem that directly expresses the
poet's thoughts and emotions
11 Japanese form of poetry; 5 syllables, 7
syllables, 5 syllables
13 Poem that doesn't rhyme or follow a pattern
or rhythm
14 Comparison between two unlike things
without using "like" or "as"
16 Extreme exaggeration to create an effect