poetry vocabulary

Carrie T.
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  1. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  2. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  3. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  4. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  5. figurative
    not literal
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  6. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  7. imagery
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  8. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  9. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  10. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  11. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  12. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  13. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  14. verse
    literature in metrical form
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  15. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  16. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
  17. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
    plot problem conflict resolution figurative language onomatopoeia imagery alliteration simile rhyme metaphor rhythm personification verse hyperbole stanza
Created on Fri Jan 04 10:17:37 EST 2013

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