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Poetry

Definitions: Poetry: Literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, sound or structure to express something in an artistic way. Provokes strong emotions/images. Organization includes lines and stanzas Prose: Literature that is NOT poetry. EX: Essays, short stories, novels plays Organization includes sentences and paragraphs Figurative Language: Language used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly. Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing EX: The snow was a blanket that covered the entire field Simile: A comparison of two unlike things using like or as. EX: His words were like surgery, they cut, but also made me feel better. Hyperbole: An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true and is not meant to be taken literally. EX: When Albert argued with his sister it was like a million paper cuts. Personification: Giving Human characteristics to nonhuman things. EX: The distant lights called to me guiding me home.