Techniques for Poetry Analysis

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words

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Allusion

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Indirect reference to a person, event, or piece of literature

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

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Caesura

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A pause or break within a line of poetry

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Connotation

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The implied or associative meaning of a word

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End-stopped Line

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A line of poetry that contains or concludes a complete clause and usually ends with a punctuation mark

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

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Juxtaposition

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Placing two elements side by side for comparison or contrast