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figurative language
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metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things
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simile
a comparison between two things using the word like or the word as
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personification
human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea
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hyperbole
the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for effect
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apostrophe
an object, an abstract quality, or an absent or imaginary person is addressed as if present and able to understand
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oxymoron
two contradictory words are found next to each other
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diction
a writer’s or speaker’s choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences
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imagery
descriptive words or phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
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sound devices
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alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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onomatopoeia
use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings
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consonance
repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words
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assonance
repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words that don’t end with the same consonant
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repetition
a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis
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end rhyme
rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry
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near rhyme / slant rhyme
end rhymes that are not exact
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internal rhyme
rhyme that occurs within a single line
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meter
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry (provides rhythm)
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rhythm
beat or flow of a poem – sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
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iambic
meter in which one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable equal a foot of poetry
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pentameter
meter in which one line of poetry consists of five feet of poetry (a foot of poetry is usually two or three syllables)
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form
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stanza
group of lines that form a unit in a poem
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couplet
two lines of poetry with end rhyme
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quatrain
a four-line stanza
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parallelism
use of phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar in structure or meaning
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type
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epic poem
a long poem that tells a story; usually serious and traces the adventures of a great hero
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narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
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ballad
a poem that focuses on one incident and was originally intended to be sung
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lyric poem
a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
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sonnet
a short poem with 14 lines written in iambic pentameter and a set rhyme scheme
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haiku
a three-line poem that is usually about nature and follows a strict number of syllables per line
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elegy
an extended poem in which the speaker reflects on death, often in tribute to a person who has recently died