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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
elegy
placing two things that directly oppose each other (often abstract concepts) near each other or directly side by side so that the reader can compare them
placing two things that directly oppose each other (often abstract concepts) near each other or directly side by side so that the reader can compare t...
author's purpose
the author's intent or reason for writing a poem (to persuade, to entertain, to evoke emotion, or to make an action happen)
narrative poem
tells a story; can have a rhyming pattern or not (free verse)
lyric poem
expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. The term lyric is now commonly referred to as the words to a song. Lyric poetry does not tell a story...
the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem; the character who "tells" the poem
speaker
a poem that is typically arranged in quatrains with the rhyme scheme ABAB. Ballads are usually narrative, which means they tell a story. Ballads began...
ballad
a verse or clause that does not come to an end at a line break; instead, moves over the next line
enjambment
give human attributes to something non-human
personification
figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
simile
What is this an example of? The snake silently slithered through the grass.
Alliteration
What term is this an example of? The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
Assonance
