A literary device that gives a human characteristic to an object
Personification
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More than half of her poetry is devotional or related to their faith
Christina Rossetti
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This person was educated in London by their mother, and all of the siblings became writers as well
Christina Rossetti
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This writer wrote a lot about dreams and is credited for influencing Martin Luther King Jr.âs speech, âI Have a Dream.â
Langston Hughes
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This poet received a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr., stating, âI can no longer count the number of times and placesâĶin which I have read your poems.â
Langston Hughes
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A rhyme scheme is a
rhyming pattern
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They wrote a novel, inspired by a nightmare. Their spouse didnât like it and, even though theyâd written over 40,000 words, they threw it into the fire. They rewrote it as the novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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This person was an invalid from birth because of weak lungs. They traveled most of their adult life.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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This person turned down three suitors due to religious reasons
Christina Rossetti
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They wrote Treasure Island.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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This person was among the first to use jazz rhythms and black dialect in his work
Langston Hughes
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Two types of poetry
Free and rhymed
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Wrote about the black American culture in the 20âs-60âs