Poetry terms

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that sounds like what it means.

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Allusion

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A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

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Theme

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The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

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Consonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

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Simile

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

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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Verse

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A single line of poetry or a specific type of poetic structure.