poem definitions

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syllable arrangements for Haiku

5-7-5

rhyme scheme of limerick

AABBA

epitaph

Short inscription on a gravestone

Limerick

Short, funny poem

shakesperean sonnet

a 14-line poem made up of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet

Couplet

a pair of rhyming lines

Rhythm

a pattern of strong (stressed) and weak (unstressed) syllables.

Refrain

a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse

Quatrain

a stanza containing four lines

Symbol

a word or object that represents something else.

Which musical element has the following characteristic? The first letter of nearby words is the same.

alliteration

Haiku

ancient Japanese form of poetry

Ballad

another name for a narrative poem.

(true or false) Narrative poems are always very long.

false

A simple description of poetry is a condensed and concentrated form of literature, saying the most in the _________ number of words.

fewest

Personification

figure of speech that applies human characteristics to nonhuman objects.

Metaphor

making a comparison without using "like" or "as." The meaning is implied by substituting a descriptive word for the literal term.

Narrative

poems that tell a story are called __________________ poems

rhyme scheme

the rhyming pattern in a poem (as ABAB CDCD etc.)

Simile

using "like" or "as" to compare two things.

Imagery

using descriptive language to paint a picture for the reader; imagery appeals to the reader's senses: sight (the most common), smell, sound, taste, and touch.


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