english elements of literature sem1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alliteration | the repetition of the same sounds or the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together |
| allusion | a reference to a statement, a person, a place or an event from literature |
| rhyme | the repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together |
| end rhyme | the repetition of a accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are at the end of the line |
| repetition | repetition of words, phrases or verses in a piece of writing |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses of hearing, touch, taste and/or smell. These words create pictures in the reader's mind |
| mood | the overall atmosphere of feeling of a work of literature, often influenced by setting (what the reader feels) |
| figure of speech | a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood as literally true |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between two unlike things in which one is said to be another |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, then, or resembles |
| personification | a figure of speech that gives in animated objects human characteristics |
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