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Simile
The comparison of two unlike objects or concepts using terms such as 'like, as, similar to, or seems'.
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Imagery
Language invoking sensory images in the reader's mind.
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Interesting Language
- The use of dialogue, literary devices, sensory detail, and descriptive detail to enhance a written work. This includes the use of:
- -precise, vibrant language
- -wide range of vocabulary (dictionary or thesaurus)
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Personification
The application of human qualities/characteristics to objects, ideas, or other inanimate things.
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Hyperbole
An exaggeration used for effect which is not to be taken literally.
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Rhyme
The correspondence of terminal sounds between words, often used in poetry.
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Rhyme Scheme
- The sequence of rhyme in a poem:
- i.e ABAB (1st and 3rd lines rhyme and 2nd and 4th lines rhyme)
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Rhythm
The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the line of a poem, providing a musical quality and 'flow' as it is being read.
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Repetition
Refers to repeating words, lines, or stanzas throughout a poem in order to provide emphasis on certain themes or ideas.
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Onomatopoeia
The use of words that imitate the sound they denote.
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Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in 2 or more words, creating a pleasing effect when read.
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Metaphor
An implied comparison between 2 objects stating that one is the other. Does NOT use words such as 'like' or 'as'.
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Stanza
A division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme.
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Assonance
The repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy) used as an alternative to rhyme in verse.
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