| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Stanza | a unit/group of lines in a poem |
| Couplet | Two lines of poetry that are coupled together and that rhyme with eachother |
| Speaker | the "narrator" of the poem |
| Rhyme scheme | the arrangement of words that rhyme in a poem |
| imagery | language that appeals to any of the five senses |
| tone | the attitude a writer takes towards his/her subject, characters, and readers |
| literal language | when a writer intends something to be understood exactly as it is writen |
| figurative language | language that is not meant to be interpreted in a literal way |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things |
| simile | a comparison between two unlikethings using the words "like", "as", or "than" |
| personification | giving human qualities to something non-human |
| hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration |
| synecdoche | a part of something is used tp represent the whole |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in a sequence of words |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they mean |
Combine with other sets
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