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  • A device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse. This technique is often used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another.
    Enjambment
  • The humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas, implying the opposite of what they mean.
    Irony
  • A word that sounds like the noise it is describing: 'splash', 'bang', 'pop', 'hiss'.
    Onomatopoeia
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