Poetry Analysis - "I wandered Lonely as a Cloud" Vocab

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Pensive

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thoughtful

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Jocund

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joking and happy

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Vacant

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empty or unused

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Vales

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valleys

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O'er

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over

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What does 'mood' mean in poetry?

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The emotional atmosphere created by the poem.