Eng11-2 U2 Poetry Terms

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Alliteration

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When a writer puts two or more words together that have the same beginning sound.

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Allusion

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A statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly.

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Apostrophe

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When the speaker talks to someone who is absent or dead as if they were actually there.

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Assonance

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The repetition of a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u, and y).

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Atmosphere

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The main emotion of a poem.

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Ballad

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A poem that was originally sung to tell the news or the story of an event.

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Blank verse

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A poem that has a regular rhythm (iambic pentameter) but no rhyme scheme.

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Connotation

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The emotions or associations connected to a word.

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Consonance

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The repetition of a consonant sound.

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Contrast

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A description of the differences between two or more things.