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| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonant sounds |
| allusion | reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work |
| blank verse | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| connotation | set of associations that occur to people when they hear or read a word |
| dramatic monologue | poem spoken by one person |
| dramatic poetry | poetry that involves the technique of drama |
| epic | long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heros |
| image | word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses |
| lyric poem | a story told in verse, usually meant to be sung |
| metaphor | figure of speech which makes a direct comparison between two things |
| meter | the rhythmical pattern (stresses and beats) of a poem |
| narrative poem | poem that tells a story |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| paradox | statement that reveals a truth, although it seems to be self-contradictory |
| personification | figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| rhythm | pattern of beats and stresses in spoken or written language |
| simile | figure of speech using "like" or "as" to make a comparison |
| stanza | formal division of lines in a poem |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
| tone | writer's attitude toward his audience and subject |
