| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Simile | Comparison using LIKE or AS |
| Metaphor | Directly comparing two objects. |
| Personification | Giving obj. human traits |
| Alliteration | Repetition of same first letter of sound in 2 or more words (Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers) |
| Rhyme Scheme | Pattern in which a rhyme occurs |
| Refrain | repetition of one or more phrases on lines at intervals in a poem. Usually at end of staanza |
| Stanza | Division of a poem---marked my their rhyme scheme---- Known number of lines they contain |
| Couplet | Two stanza peom |
| Tone | Attitude of the writer (sarcasic, teasing, critical, angry, serious, playful, admiring, ironic) |
| Diction | Word Choice |
| Iamb | 2 syllable foot with the stress on the second foot |
| Iambic Pantameter | Metrical line of 5 feet (Shakespear's form of writing) |
| Onomatopoeia | Word that represents a sound. (sizzle, buzz, tinkle) |
| Assonance | Similarity or repetition of a vowel sound in 2 or more words. |
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