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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Allusion | a reference in a literary work to something famous |
| Approximate Rhyme | rhyme in which the final sounds of words are similar but not identical also know as imperfect rhyme, close rhyme, near rhyme. |
| Assonance | a type of alliteration in which repeated vowel sounds can be identified in a line or lines of poetry |
| Audience | the intended reader of a piece of literature |
| Consonance | a type of alliteration in which the repeated consonant sounds are anywhere in the words |
| End Rhyme | Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry |
| Extended Metaphor | a metaphor which extends over several lines or an entire poem |
| Figurative Language | non-literal expressions to get across certain ideas more vividly |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |
| Idiom | an expression in which the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression |
| Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |
| Implied Metaphor | a comparison is hinted but not clearly stated |
| Internal Rhyme | a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line |
| Line break | the place where the poet breaks a line of poetry |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as |
| Mood | the overall emotion created by a work of literature |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| Personification | a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| Poetic License | the freedom to change words or invent new ones, rearrange the normal order of words, and omit understood phrases in order to create a certain mood/ special meaning |
| Refrain | a sound, word, phrase or line repeated in a poem |
| Repetition | Repeating a word or phrase within a poem |
| Rhyme | repetition of end sounds |
| Rhyme Scheme | the pattern of rhymes in a poem |
| Rhythm | the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements |
| Simile | a comparison using like or as |
| Slant Rhyme | rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (ie "stress" and "kiss") sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme |
| Speaker | the person speaking in the poem, like the narrator in prose - not always the poet |
| Stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| Symbolism | things that stand for something else |
| Theme | the underlying meaning of a poem, the idea/message/intent presented by the author |
| Tone | The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous). |
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