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alliteration
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the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words.
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allusion
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a reference to a historical event, to Biblical, mythological, or literary characters and incidents with which the reader is assumed to be familiar with.
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assonance
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the repetition or pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds.
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ballad
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a poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain.
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blank verse
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poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic penameter. Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in blank verse.
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carpe diem
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a latin expression that means "seize the day." Carpe diem poems usually urge the reader 9or to live for today and enjoy the pleasures of the moment. A famous carpe diem poem by Robert Herrick begins "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may..."
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figurative language
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the intentional and imaginative use of words and comparisons that are not literal,but that create original, vivid, and often unexpected images and associations, figurative language is also called metaphorical language.
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Hyperbole
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a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. Many everyday expressions are examples of hyperbole:tons of money, waiting for ages, a flood of tears etc.
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Imagery
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an image is an expression or recreation through language of any experience perceived through the senses. You can picture it in your head.
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Irony
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in general, a tone or figure of speech in which there is a discrepancy-a striking difference or contradiction-between what is expressed and what is meant or expected. Irony may be used to achieve a powerful effect indirectly.
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Onomatopoeia
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the use of words whose sound reflects their sense or meaning. "Buzz"
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oxymoron
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a figure of speech in which two sharply contrasting terms are paired for emphasis or ironic effect.
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personification
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a form of metaphor or simile in which nonhuman things-objects, plants, animals, forces of nature, abstract ideas are given human qualities.
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the words like or as.
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symbol
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anything that stands for something else.
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anaphorg
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the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines.
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