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| assonance | Repetition of similar vowel sounds in poetry or prose |
| stanza | Division or unit of a poem that is repeated in the same form |
| theme | The central idea of a literary work formed by its details of language, character, and action |
| simile | Figurative language that is a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though |
| tone | Poet's attitude toward the subject matter |
| metaphor | Type of figurative language used to compare seemingly unlike things |
| lyric poetry | Expresses a poet's thoughts & feelings; can be short & musical, or quite long like "The Bells." One of the main groups of poetry |
| Sonnet | 14 line poem in iambic pentameter |
| style | How author selects & arranges words, & develops ideas and actions with description, imagery, etc |
| hyperbole | Figure of speech involving exaggeration |
| onomatopoeia | Word or phrase that actually imitates the sound of what it describes |
| Parallelism | Use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form. The writer uses this device to emphasize the equal value or weight of two or more ideas by expressing them in the same grammatical form |
| narrative poem | Verse that tells a story, stressing details of plot, incident, and action. One of the main groups of poetry |
| Symbol | Object or action that means more than itself, or stands for something beyond itself |
| Repetition | Repeating of words, phrases, or stanzas |
| end rhyme | Rhyme in the last word or syllable of one line of poetry with that of another line |
| internal rhyme | Rhyme occurring within the line, but not at the end of the line |
| figurative language | Figure of speech where words or phrases are used other than their literate sense in order to show an imaginative relationship between diverse things; hyperbole, metaphors, similes, personification are examples |
| free verse | Form of poetry that follows no set rules |
| epic | A long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero |
| Rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the end of words |
| dramatic monologue | One of three main types of poetry, consisting of a revealing one-way conversation by a character, usually directed to a second person or imaginary audience |
| alliteration | Repetition of initial sounds (usually consonants) |
| consonance | Rhyme where ending consonant sounds match but preceding vowels do not; example: wind and sound |
| denotation | basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word. |
| connotation | Connotation is an implied meaning of a word. Opposite of denotation. |
