| A | B |
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| hyperbole | figure of speech using exaggeration to express strong emotion or comic effect |
| metaphor | figure of speech making comparison between two unlike things without using like or as |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds that are close to one another |
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject, or character |
| paraphrase | restating a quotation, sentence by sentence, in your own words |
| paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| turn | The place in a poem where a change occurs |
| mood | The emotional quality or character of a piece |
| quatrain | 4-line stanza |
| sestet | 6-line stanza |
| irony | Using words to imply the opposite of their literal meaning |
| octave | 8-line stanza |
