Match the terms to the meanings

Terms equal diction, figurative language, grammar, line, meter, poetic form, rhyme, rhythm, stands, syntax

Meanings equal a system of language rules used to form sentences and speech or writing, expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effects that are not likely true but that express some truth beyond the literal level, the repetition of the same are similar sounds in a poem, the basic unit of a poem made up of a series of lines, word choice or the type of language and author uses, the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry, a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry, a string of words in a poem not necessarily a full sentence or phrase, word order or the way in which elements of language are arranged to create well-formed sentences, the particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem

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Here are the terms matched to their appropriate meanings:

  1. Diction - word choice or the type of language an author uses
  2. Figurative language - expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effects that are not likely true but that express some truth beyond the literal level
  3. Grammar - a system of language rules used to form sentences and speech or writing
  4. Line - a string of words in a poem not necessarily a full sentence or phrase
  5. Meter - a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry
  6. Poetic form - the particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem
  7. Rhyme - the repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem
  8. Rhythm - the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry
  9. Stands - not explicitly defined in the meanings provided
  10. Syntax - word order or the way in which elements of language are arranged to create well-formed sentences

Note: "stands" does not have a matching definition provided in the meanings. If you have a specific context for "stands," I would be happy to help further!