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Poetry Terms You Need to Know
Simile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Predictable  Poor as a church mouse.  strong as an ox,  cute as a button,  smart as a fox.  thin as a toothpick,  white as a ghost,  fit as a fiddle,  dumb as a post.  bald as an eagle,  neat as a pin,  proud as a peacock,  ugly as sin.  When people are talking  you know what they'll say  as soon as they start to  use a cliché.  © 2000 Bruce Lansky Find the similes in this poem by Bruce Lansky!
Metaphor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Alliteration ,[object Object],[object Object]
Onomatopoeia ,[object Object],[object Object]
Idiom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Personification ,[object Object],[object Object]
Couplet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Hyperbole ,[object Object],[object Object]
Concrete Poem ,[object Object]
Autobiographical Poem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Haiku ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Limericks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Rhythm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Repetition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Diamante Poem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Diamante Poem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Acrostic Poem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Imagery ,[object Object]
Sensory details ,[object Object]
“ Dreams” by Langston Hughes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Poetry terms notes

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  • 3. Predictable Poor as a church mouse. strong as an ox, cute as a button, smart as a fox. thin as a toothpick, white as a ghost, fit as a fiddle, dumb as a post. bald as an eagle, neat as a pin, proud as a peacock, ugly as sin. When people are talking you know what they'll say as soon as they start to use a cliché. © 2000 Bruce Lansky Find the similes in this poem by Bruce Lansky!
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