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| symbol | a person, place, or thing that represents another |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme (ex: abab) |
| simile | a comparison of unlike things using the words "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a comparison of unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" |
| tone | the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, subject, or a character |
| free verse | a poem that has no rhyming pattern |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonant sounds |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds imitate their meanings |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story |
| repetition | the recurring use of a word, sound, phrase, or line |
| mood | the overall emotion created by a work of literature |
| refrain | a group of words repeated at intervals in a poem; a chorus |
| slant rhyme | words that have similar sounds but not exact rhyme |
| personification | giving human traits to a nonhuman thing |
| point of view | the perspective from which a poem or story is told |
