VHS 9th gr English Vocabulary

The repetition of sound(s).

The words an author chooses to give a certain effect.

A comparison of two unlike objects/things using "like" or "as"

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.  (Ex.: if these walls could speak.)

Consecutive/adjacent words that BEGIN with the same CONSONANT SOUND

The stance a writer takes towards a subject.  The tone sends a message to the reader.

The feeling/atmosphere of a piece, how the piece makes the reader feel.

The repetition of key words or ideas for effect.

Consecutive/adjacent words that BEGIN with the same VOWEL SOUND.

The internal "feel" of the BEAT when poetry is read aloud.