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makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways, but otherwise unalike
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makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways, but otherwise unalike
analogy
a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
character
2 consecutive lines of verse with end rhymes
couplet
A story written to be performed by actors
drama
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally. It is used to state ideas in imaginative ways
figurative language
Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
free verse
the use of words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses to describe how something looks, smells, sounds, tastes, or feels
imagery
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
metaphor
a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech
motive
a story that can be either fiction or nonfiction
narrative
a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristicspersonificationthe perspective from which a story is toldpoint of view (POV)the story is told by a character who uses the personal pronoun "I"first- person POVthe narrator knows and tells about what each character thinks and feelsomniscient 3rd person POVthe narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only 1 character, and everything is viewed from this characters prospectivelimited 3rd person POVa group of lines of poetry that is usually similar in length and pattern and separated by spacesstanza