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Vocabulary Vocabulary WordsWords

PoetryPoetry

Vocabulary Vocabulary WordsWords

Words to Knowhyperbole alliteration

stanza

simile

metaphor Rhyme scheme

repetition

meter

personification

A figure of speech

which is an exaggeration

hyperbole• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

the repetition of the initial consonant; similar to a

tongue twister

alliteration• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

Giving human traits to

non-living objects

personification• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

A grouping of lines, usually 4 or more lines, that make up a division of a

poem.

stanza• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

The pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem

or song.Usually referred to

by using letters to indicate which

lines rhyme.

Rhyme scheme• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

The simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a

line of a poem, in order to

provide emphasis.

repetition• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

The rhythm of a poem; arranging the words and

lines of the poem in such a way as to give

the poem a rhythm or beat.

meter• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

A fig. language in which 2 things are compared. It does NOT use “like” or “as”.

metaphor• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

simile• Meter• Repetition• Hyperbole• Personificatio

n• Rhyme

scheme• Alliteration• Metaphor• Stanza• Simile

A fig. language in which 2 things are

compared. It uses “like” or

“as”.

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