Question | Answer |
form of literary expression that emphasizes the line rather than the sentence as a unit of composition | poetry
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the organization of words, lines, images, and ideas within a poem | structure
| basic unit of poetry; series of words that appear as a single group | line
| group of lines that form a unit or "paragraph" of a poem | stanza
| line or lines repeated regularly in a poem or song | refrain
| the qualities that make a poet's work different from the work of other poets | poetic style
| poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement; sounds like ordinary speech | free verse
| poetry that tells a story | narrative poetry
| long narrative poem that celebrates the adventures and achievements of one or more heroic figures of legend, history, or religion | epic tale
| language used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly; language that is NOT literally true | figurative language
| any object, person, place, or experience created by the author to stand for or represent something different | symbolism
| figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | hyperbole
| emotional quality or atmosphere of a story or poem | mood
| attitude communicated by the speaker's words toward the subject of the poem | tone
| traditional Japanese form of poetry that has three lines and seventeen syllables | haiku
| use of a word or a phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes | onomatopoeia |