| Term | Definition |
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narrative |
tells an objective story |
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dramatic |
an individuals speech or a diolague between 2 people |
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blank verse |
unrhymed verse |
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free verse |
poems without a recognizable meter |
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speaker/voice/mask/persona |
the voice speaking the poem |
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tone |
the overall mood and atmosphere of a poem |
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onomatopoeia |
the imitation of natural sound by word sound |
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assonance |
the close repetition of the same vowel sound |
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alliteration |
close repetition of the same consonant sound |
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sibilance |
consannts that make a hissing sound(s, z, j, sh) |
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diction |
clues in the poem bout the speaker and situation |