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Onomatopoeia
________- A word that sounds like what it is [buzz, click, bang, sizzle]
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Simile
________- A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like "or "as.
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Metaphor
________- A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as "like "or "as.
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Tone
________- The attitude the poems narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue- in- cheek, solemn, objective, etc.
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Meter
________- The measured arrangement of sounds /beats in a poem, including the poets placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
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Free Verse
________- Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
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Enjambment
________- This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
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Stanza
________- An unidentified group of lines in poetry.
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Diction
________- The authors specific word choice.
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Assonance
________- The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.
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Alliteration
________- Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Symbol
________- An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
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Verse
________- A single line of poetry.
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Allusion
________- Brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
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Rhythm
________- The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.
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Ballad
________- A story /narrative in poetic form.
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Consonance
________- A repetition of ________ sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.
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Alliteration
Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
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Allusion
Brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art
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Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text
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Ballad
A story/narrative in poetic form
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Consonance
A repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text
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Diction
The authors specific word choice
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Enjambment
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line
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Free Verse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter
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Metaphor
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as "like" or "as"
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Meter
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poets placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line
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Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like what it is [buzz, click, bang, sizzle]
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Rhythm
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry
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Simile
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like" or "as"
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Stanza
An unidentified group of lines in poetry
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Symbol
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
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Theme
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader
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