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What term is this an example of? The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
Assonance
What is this an example of? The snake silently slithered through the grass.
Alliteration
figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
simile
give human attributes to something non-human
personification
a verse or clause that does not come to an end at a line break; instead, moves over the next line
enjambment
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
the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem; the character who "tells" the poem
speaker
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...
narrative poem
tells a story; can have a rhyming pattern or not (free verse)
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)
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...
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
elegy
mood
the atmosphere or emotion the writer creates for the reader.
tone
the writer's attitude or feeling toward his/her subject.
the literal meaning of a word
denotation
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly; words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations.
connotation
a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
diction
symbol
something that represents something greater than itself
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
allusion
a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem; it is often comprised of more than one sentence
extended metaphor
a regularly recurring phrase or verse, especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song
refrain
patterns of accented and unaccented syllables
rhythm and meter
repeating identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines
end rhyme
repetition of consonant sound within or at the end of nearby words
consonance
repetition of internal vowels within nearby words
assonance
repetition
the use, more than once, of any element of language- a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence. Repetition is used in both prose and poetry.
onomatopoeia
word that sounds like what it is describing
alliteration
the repetition of beginning consonant sounds; Writers use alliteration to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds, and to create m...
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