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| The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables that provides the poem's beat |
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| A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
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| A chiming effect that adds to the music of the poem |
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| Rhymes at the ends of lines |
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| Rhymes that occur within lines |
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| A rhyme where most of the word is exactly the same with only a slight variation (napping, tapping, rapping) |
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| Rhymes that are similar but not exactly the same (fellow, hollow) |
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| A poem with two consecutive rhyming lines |
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| The repetition of consonant sounds in several words that are close together |
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| The repetition of vowel sounds |
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| The use of words with sounds that imitate or suggest their meaning (sizzle) |
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| A comparison between two unlike things |
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| A comparison between two unlike things using and or like |
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| Language that appeals to the senses and creates pictures in the mind of the reader |
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| A figure of speech in which an object or an animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or abilities |
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| When a person, place, thing, or event represents something beyond its own meaning |
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| The overall feeling of a piece of literature |
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| The way a writer uses language |
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| A song-like poem that tells a story of betrayal, death, or loss; usually have a regular steady rhyme, a simple rhyme pattern, and a refrain |
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| The Cremation of Sam McGee |
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| Long narrative poem about the deeds of a great hero; usually closely connected to a particular culture |
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| A poem that tells a story - a series of related events |
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| Valentine for Ernest Mann |
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| On the Grasshopper and the Cricket |
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| Title of a free verse poem |
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| A poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings of a speaker |
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| A long lyric poem, usually praising some subject, and written in dignified language |
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| Fourteen-line lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure, meter, and rhyme |
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| A poem that does not use rhyme or regular meter pattern, but do create rhythm by using rhythm patterns |
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