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IDCP Poetry

Poetry Terms

AB
alliterationrepitition of initial consent sounds in words
aspotrophenot expecting answer, but dramatic effect (O Captain My Captin)
assonancerepitition of vowel sounds without repetition
ballad1don't know
elegy2don't know
concrete poetry3don't know
metaphore(no word of comparison is used) comparison of 2 unlike things using like + as
oxymoroncombination of contradictory terms
personificationgiving human qualities to non human things
similecomparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
symbol4don't know
hyperbolean overstatement
onomotopiause of word whose sound sugests meaning
themestatement of work trying to get across to reader
toneoverall feeling -writer's effect
paradoxstatement that seems contrary to common sense yet true
refrainRepitition of a line-phrase of poem at regular intervals

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