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alliteration
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Alliteration happens when words that begin with the same sound are placed close to one another. For example, “the silly snake silently slinked by” is a form of alliteration. Try saying that ten times fast.
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rhyme scheme
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the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. (For example, aabbccdd or ababcdcd)
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irony
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Irony involves saying one thing while really meaning another, contradictory thing.
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metaphor
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A metaphor happens when one thing is described as being another thing. “You’re a toad!” is a metaphor—although not a very nice one. Metaphor is different from simile because it leaves out the words “like” or “as.” For example, a simile would be, “You’re like a toad.”
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internal rhyme
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the rhyme occurs inside a line, such as “Let’s BEAT the HEAT.”
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imagery
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Imagery is intense, descriptive language in a poem that helps to trigger our senses and our memories when we read it.
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meter
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the number of feet in a line of poetry.
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simile
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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, (e.g., as brave as a lion).
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poetic stanza
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One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines.
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slant rhyme
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full rhyme or slant rhyme, sometimes called near rhyme or imperfect rhyme,[1] is consonance on the final letters of the words involved (e.g. ill with shell). Many slant rhymes are also mouth rhyme.
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allusion
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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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sight rhyme
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agreement in spelling, but not in sound, of the ends of words or of lines of verse, as in have, grave.
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symbolism
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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
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allegory
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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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hyperbole
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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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