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Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Cacophony
Harsh, discordant sounds.
Euphony
Harmonious, melodious sounds.
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate natural sounds.
Metaphor
Implied comparison between two unlike things.
Simile
Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human entities.
Enjambment
Line break of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
Meter
The rhythm of a piece of poetry.
Free verse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Connotation
The emotional or cultural association with a word.
Denotation
The literal or dictionary definition of a word.
Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Ex:
Stay safe, stay happy.
Epistrophe
Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
Ex:
I'm tired of this job. I'm over this job. I'm done with this job!
Asyndeton
Lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
Ex:
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Polysyndeton
Repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses.
Ex:
He fed me soup and he gave me new pajamas and he brushed my teeth and he put me to bed
Parallelism
Giving two or more parts of the sentences a similar grammatical form.
Ex:
Annie likes to sleep, run, and snack.
NOT Ex:
Annie likes sleeping, running, and likes to snack.
Apostrophe
Addressing a person or object not present.
Antithesis
Juxtaposing contrasting ideas in parallel structure.
Understatement
Presenting something as less important than it actually is.
Euphemism
Substitution of a mild or indirect expression for a harsh or blunt one.
Ex:
He wasn’t fired, he was “laid off”
Expletive
Figure of emphasis used to lend emphasis to the words on either side.
Ex:
So, Like, Golly, Damn
Ellipsis
Omission of words to allow the reader to fill in the gaps. (He went…to get the cat)
Telegraphic
Sentences shorter than 5 words.
Short
Sentences around 5 words in length.
Medium
Sentences around 18 words in length.
Long
Sentences with 30+ words.
Rhetorical Questions
Questions used for emphasis or to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.
Ex:
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?
Juxtaposition
Placing contrasting ideas or elements side by side for comparison.
Ex:
Between the family it felt like a constant battle between war and peace
Imagery
Vivid description that evokes sensory experiences.
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