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
tone
the writer's attitude or feeling toward his/her subject.
patterns of accented and unaccented syllables
rhythm and meter
a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
diction
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.
repeating identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines
end rhyme
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
allusion
a verse or clause that does not come to an end at a line break; instead, moves over the next line
enjambment
mood
the atmosphere or emotion the writer creates for the reader.
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
elegy
onomatopoeia
word that sounds like what it is describing
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
repetition of internal vowels within nearby words
assonance
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...
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...
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
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)
give human attributes to something non-human
personification
narrative poem
tells a story; can have a rhyming pattern or not (free verse)
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
repetition of consonant sound within or at the end of nearby words
consonance
a regularly recurring phrase or verse, especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song
refrain
the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem; the character who "tells" the poem
speaker
symbol
something that represents something greater than itself
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...
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