Figurative Language & Elements of Poetry

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Groups of lines in a poem are called

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stanzas

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Comparison of two unlike things using 'as' or 'like'

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simile

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Giving human traits to objects, ideas, or animals.

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personification

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Repeating the same consonant at the start of words or lines.

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alliteration

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Author's attitude toward the text's subject.

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tone

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Example of: 'I'm a riddle in nine syllables'

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Metaphor

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Example of: The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

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Simile

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Example of: Hope is the thing with feathers

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Metaphor

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Emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

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Sound devices

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Words that end in the same sound (e.g., hat, cat)

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Rhyme