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alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds: "her hardest hue to hold"
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allusion: a reference to a person, place, or thing: biblical, historical, literary
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apostrophe: addressing an abstract object: "O World! Tell me thy pain!"
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assonance: repetition of vowels w/o repetition of consonants: "I see trees of green"
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blank verse: usually iambic pentameter, but no rhyme
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concrete poetry: when the shape or form of a poem resembles its subject
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consonance: repetition of consonant sounds within words: alliance, lilies, final
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extended metaphor: a type of metaphor that continues comparison throughout the poem
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feminine rhyme: more than one syllable rhymes: fountain, mountain
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figurative language: the use of language outside its literal meaning
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free verse: no regular rhythmic pattern or use of rhyme
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hyperbole: used to emphasize emotion; exaggeration
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imagery: figures of speech representing sensory experiences
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imperfect/slant/half rhyme: when two words nearly rhyme: world, told
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internal rhyme: rhyme occurs inside a line: "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain........."
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literal language: the accurate, factual use of language
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masculine rhyme: the last syllable is accented, such as "ground" and "mound"
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metaphor: two unlike things compared w/o using like/as
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minimalist poetry: a type of poetry which creates a vivid image that may or may not emit a reader's emotional responser
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onomatopoeia: words that sound like their meanings: zap, bam, hiss, murmur
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personification: human characteristics given to non-human, inanimate objects
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rhythm: when the accents of syllables resemble regular beats of music
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scansion: identifying the type of meter & number of metered feet in a poem
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simile: two unlike things compared using like/as
