Duffy - basic terminology to use

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internal rhyme

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A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and in the middle of another line of poetry.

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sound anywhere in the word.

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stanza

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A 'paragraph' of poetry; a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.

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personification

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Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

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sibilance

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A type of alliteration in which the 's' sound is repeated.

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tone

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The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character.

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irony

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When the opposite of what is expected happens.

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onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

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metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as.