| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables |
| aphorism | brief, memorable saying that expresses a basic truth |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in unrhymed stress syllables |
| atmosphere | mood; the feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage |
| consonance | the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables |
| dramatic poem | uses the techniques of drama; a verse that presents the speech of one or more characters |
| dramatic situation | - |
| imagery | descriptive language used in the literature to recreate sensory experiences |
| lyric poem | a poem expressing the observations and feelings of a single speaker |
| meter | the rhythmical pattern of a poem |
| musical devices | - |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story |
| onomatopoeia | us of words that imitate sounds (ex: whirr, thud sizzle, hiss) |
| repetition | the use of any element of language(sound, word, phrase,clause,sentence) more than once |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| speaker | the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject |
| universal theme | a message about life that can be understood by most cultures |
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