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poetry
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a brief, concise expression of human experience
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rhyme
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similar sounds (masculine: 1 syllable rhymes with 1 syllable, feminine: 2 syllables rhyme with 2 syllables, slant: an almost rhyme, sight: 2 words that look like they should rhyme but don't)
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alliteration
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repetition of the same sound at the beginning of each words in a series of words
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assonance
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repetition of the same vowel sound within each word of a series of words
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consonance
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repetition of the same consonant sound within each words of a series of words
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literal
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100% true. Gets right to the brain as a fact (passive)
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figurative
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writing with pictures (active)
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symbol
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something that stands for itself first, and then something else (dove= peace)
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image
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the use of concrete details to emphasize an abstract
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euphony
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series of pleasant sounds
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cacaphony
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series of unpleasant sounds (o/u)
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simile
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direct comparison using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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indirect comparison without using "like" or "as"
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irony
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difference between what we expect and what we get (dramatic: audience knows something that the actors don't)
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compare
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points out similarities
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contrast
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points out differences
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tone
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author's attitude towards the subject
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personification
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giving human qualities to nonhuman things
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lyric poetry
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poem that focuses on emotion
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narrative poetry
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a story is told
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persona
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speaker of the poem
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stanza
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a poetic paragraph
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conceit
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an extended metaphor
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rhyme scheme
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a noticeable pattern of repeated sounds. Adds unity, can stretch the reader's imagination
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sonnet
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14 line poem
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