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Parts of Speech

matching parts of speech with definition
AB
symbolrepresents something else
similecomparison using like or as
metaphorcomparison without using like or as
personificationgiving human qualities to nonhuman things
hyperboleexaggeration
alliterationrepetition of beginning sounds
assonancerepetition of vowel sounds
consonancerepetition of consonant sounds at ends of words or stressed syllables
onomatopoeiamakes sound it defines
end rhymerhymes repeated at ends of lines
internal rhymerhymes repeated within a line of poetry
scansionmarking the accented syllables
iambunaccented syllable followed by accented one
pentameterfive metrical feet
rhythmthe pattern of accented syllables
idiomexpression that cannot be translated word for word
couplettwo rhyming lines
quatrainfour rhyming lines
cinquainfive rhyming lines
tercet or tripletthree rhyming lines
dramaplay
settingwhen and where a story takes place
climaxthe high point or turning point
characterpeople in a story
denouementthat which happens after the climax
rising actionbuilding toward the climasx
flashbackinterruption in a story to show an earlier time
foreshadowinghints of what is to happen in a story
sonnetfourteen line poem
epiclong narrative poem with a hero
elegymournful poem
aphorismconcise saying with a moral
epigramwise, humorous saying
autobiographystory written about the author
biographystory about someone's life
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