English poetry terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anaphora | repetition of the same word, clause, or phrase |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| consonance | the repetition of consonant sounds among words (usually at the ends of words) |
| assonance | repetition of similar vowel sounds |
| onomatopoeia | the word is the sound, the sound is the word |
| euphony | sound combinations that are pleasing to the ear |
| cacophony | sound combinations that are harsh and strident to the ear |
| allusion | reference to a person, event, or work outside the literary piece |
| apostrophe | direct address to a figure of abstract quality |
| metonymy | substituting a word for another closely associated with it |
| personification | attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects |
| metaphor | an implicit comparison of two dissimilar things |
| tenor | the object that is being described |
| vehicle | word/phrase being used to describe the tenor |
| simile | a comparison of two dissimilar things using like or as |
| juxtapose | placing two unlike or opposite things together to heighten contrast |
| oxymoron | two contradicting terms placed side by side (jumbo shrimp) |
| paradox | language that contradicts itself and heightens tension |
| litotes | a form of understatement where the opposite is said (not bad=good) |
| pun | a play on word sound |
| connotation | implied or perceived meaning of a word |
| denotation | dictionary or literary meaning of a word |
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