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| repetion of consonants or consonant patterns as a rhyming device |
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| words having the same beginning consonant sounds |
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| having the opposite effect of what is expected |
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| compares two unlike things without using like or as |
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| a four-line stanza in a poem |
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| repetition of vowel sounds within words |
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| the measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems |
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| the shortest form of traditional poetry, containing two lines that rhyme |
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| a phrase that says one thing but means another thing, not the literal meaning of the phrase |
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| compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
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| language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words |
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| The feeling the reader gets while reading the selection |
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| the overall feeling or effect created by the use of words; the way the author sets the mood |
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| regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, indicated by using different letters for each new rhyme |
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| compares two unlike things by stating that one object is the other, continuing throughout the entire selection |
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| a word which makes or represents a sound |
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| giving and object or animal human characteristics |
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| when the author stretches the truth |
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| words used to evoke a sensory experience, including sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste |
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| liberty taken by the author to deviate from traditional rules and pronunciation to achieve the desired effect |
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| a line of a poem that is repeated periodically |
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| exaggeration, when the author stretches the truth |
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| repetition of words or syllables with similar sounds |
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| a division or "paragraph" in a poem |
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