POETRY
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds and is used to give emphasis to words, imitate sounds, and create musical effects |
| assonance | epetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that imitate sounds |
| rhyme | the occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared |
| simile | figure of speech where LIKE or AS is used to compare two unlike ideas |
| personification | type of figurative language in which a non human subject is given human characteristics |
| allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly |
| aside | remark by a character in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters. |
| autobiography | An account of a person's life written by that person |
| blank verse | Verse without rhyme |
| characterization | method used by a writer to develop a character |
| climax | The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. |
| conflict | A serious disagreement or argument |
| connotation | An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning |
| couplet | Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, forming a unit. |
| denotation | The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. |
| dialect | A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group |
| dialogue | Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie |
| exposition | A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |
| fiction | Prose literature, about imaginary events and people. |
| foreshadowing | Be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
| imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language |
| lyric poem | a short poem of songlike quality |
| monologue | A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program |
| mood | A temporary state of mind or feeling |
| narration | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events |
| non-fiction | representation of a subject which an author presents as fact |
| plot | Secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action) |
| quatrain | A stanza of four lines |
| setting | The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
| soliloquy | An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers |
| sonnet | A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line |
| symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else |
| theme | subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition |
| tone | overall quality of a musical or vocal sound |
| tragedy | An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress |
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