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| Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds. |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words that imitate sounds. |
| Rhyme | The repetition of sounds at the endsof words. |
| Consonance | The repetition of final consonant sounds in a series of words. |
| Simile | A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas. |
| Figurative language | Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which something is described as though it is something else. |
| Imagery | The use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. |
| Personification | A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. |
| Rhyme Scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. Ex: aabb |
| Stanza | A formal division of lines in a poem - like a paragraph in prose |
| Repetition | The use, more than once, of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence. |
| Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else. Ex: Black clouds could be a symbol of danger to come |
| Theme | The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work. |
| Poetry | One of the three major types of literature. |
| Free verse | Poety not written in regular rhythmical pattern or meter. |
| Ballad | A songlike poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance. |
| Concrete poem | A poem with a shape that suggests its subject. |
| Haiku | A three-line Japanese verse form. The first and third lines have five syllables while the second has seven syllables. |
| Lyric poem | A short, highly musical poem that expresses the observations and feelings of the writer. |
| Narrative poem | A story told in verse. These poems ofen have all the elements of a short story. |
| Rhythm | The pattern of beats, or stresses, in spoken or written language. |
| Epic Poem | Long, serious poems that tell stories of heroic figures, and those heros usually have special powers. |
| Sonnet | Love poem that contains fourteen lines |
| Ballad | Narrative poem meant to entertain or tell a story; sometimes intended to be sung |
| Elegy | A poem of mourning - usually for a person who died |
| Limerick | Contains 5 lines (one couple and one triplet) and is meant to be a funny poem |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration of the truth for effect |
| Tone | the author's attitude when writing. Ex: cheerful, outraged, depressed, sumpathetic |
| Mood | the emotions the author want the reader to feel when reading the piece |
