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| An indirect reference to another idea, person, place, event, artwork, etc. to enhance of the meaning of the work in which it appears. |
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| Repetition of vowel sounds. |
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| Repetition of consonant sounds. |
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| A comparison between two different items that an author may use to describe, define, explain, etc. by indicating their similarities. |
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| Two opposing ideas presented in a parallel manner. |
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| A device or figure of speech that is most frequently found in poetry when a writer speaks directly to an abstract person, idea, or ideal. |
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| A little known story told for rhetorical effect |
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| An iconic representation of a psychological type. |
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| A poem written to tell a tale. |
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| The emotional feel of a word. |
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| An exaggerated representation of someone or something for a humorous effect. |
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| The conscious decision the author makes when choosing vocabulary to create an intended effect. |
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| The literal definition of a word. |
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| A poem told from a first person point of view to an unseen audience. |
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| An adjective or adjective phrase that an author uses to describe the perceived nature of a noun by accentuating one of its dominant characteristics. |
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| A literary work that relates tales of heroism. |
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| Imitating a writer’s style or approach. |
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| Exaggeration or overstatement to emphasize a point or to achieve a specific effect that can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, or even ironic. |
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| Placing two or more concepts side by side. |
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| A poem expressing emotional thoughts |
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| A direct comparison between two unlike things. |
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| A metaphor in which the actual subject is represented by an item with which it is closely associated. |
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| Rhythm; series of accented and unaccented syllables. |
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| Unrelenting matchless foe. |
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| Lengthy poem that addresses a lofty or exalted topic |
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| The word imitating the sound that is being made. |
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| Figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined. |
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| Grammatically similar constructions that create a sense of balance that allows the audience to compare and contrast the parallel subjects. |
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| Poetry that idealizes the simple lives of shepherds in a rural setting. |
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| The projected personality of the person telling the story. |
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| Story told to teach a moral lesson. |
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| Figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given human characteristics. |
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| A stanza with four lines. |
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| A question to which one does not expect an answer. |
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| Figure of speech that uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things. |
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| The voice of one who tells a story. |
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| The act of analyzing rhythm and rhyme. |
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| Thoughts expressed by a person who is alone. |
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| Lyric poem of fourteen lines, typically written in iambic pentameter and usually following strict patterns of stanza division and rhyme. |
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| A metaphor that uses a part to represent the whole. |
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| The grammatical structure of sentences. |
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| Language that makes something seem less important than it really is. |
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