Poetry Terms

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allusion

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a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art

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metaphor

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something is described as though it were something else. A metaphor, like a simile, works by pointing out a similarity between two unlike things. "The frost was a lace curtain covering the window."

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extended metaphor

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a metaphor that is extended overal several lines of poetry or even throughout an entire poem

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simile

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uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike things. "The sun was like a ball of fire."

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symbol

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is anything that stands for or represents something else. Usually a concrete object represents an abstract object, a rose represents love.

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personification

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occurs when a poet or writer gives human like qualities, feeling, thoughts, abilities or attitudes to objects or animals. "Snowflakes danced to the ground."

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration or overstatement used figurativley to create humor or emphasis. "I have a mountain of homework."

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imagery

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appeals to the senses of taste, smell, hearing, touch and sight.

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sight

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"cracked hands" "Cheeks of rosy velvet"

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feel

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"the blueblack cold"
"fearing that chronic anger