| Term | Definition |
|---|
| allusion | refrence to something in the past |
| blank verse | unrhyming iambic pentameter |
| connotation | secondary meaning |
| consonance | repitition of consonants |
| metaphor | description without using like or as |
| sonnet | 14 line poem |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| assonance | repitition of vowel sounds |
| lyric poetry | song like poetry |
| denotation | dictionary definition |
| free verse | doen't follow a pattern |
| narrative poem | poem that has a plot |
| personification | inanimate objects doing human things |
| imagery | writer evokes some of five senses with words |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like what it means |
| rhythm | pattern of speech |
| ballad | a poetic song |
| iambic pentameter | the rhythm of a poem u / u / u / u / u / |
| alliteration | a series of words with the same sound starting each word |
| simile | description using like or as |
| metonymy | using name of an object to relate |
| allegory | extended metaphor |
| scansion | metrical analysis of a verse |
| diction | using good words |
| tone | the author's attidude towards the subject |
| We've come a long long way together, through the hard times and the good. I have to celebrate you baby, I have to praise you like I shouldddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd | FATBOY SLIM |
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