poetry - Writing pieces with rhythm and often rhyme, figurative language, and vivid descriptions., Line - One row of words in a poem., Stanza - section of a poem that consists of a line or a group of lines, Stanza Break - The blank line between two stanzas, Rhyme - Two or more lines that end with the same final sound, Alliteration - The repetition of the same beginning sound in a phrase, Repetition - A sound device in which words, phrases, or sounds are repeated to emphasize a point, Anaphora - The repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of a line of poetry., simile - Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as.", metaphor - Comparing two things by saying one thing is another, Personification - Giving human qualities (like talking, feeling, or moving) to animals or objects., Hyperbole - An extreme exaggeration used to make a point, imagery - Words that paint a picture in the reader's mind by using the five senses, Mood - The feeling the reader gets when reading the poem, Theme - The main message, lesson, Point of View - The perspective from which the poem is written, Rhyme Scheme - The pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines,

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