Poetry Terms #2 Lit Terms Practice

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Allusion

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Reference to another piece of writing or mythology

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Apostrophe

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Addressing a person who is dead or not present

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Cacophony

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Dissonance or harsh sounds that sound unpleasant

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Caesura

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Pause in a line of poetry

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Carpe Diem

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Seize the day

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Conceit

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Surprising or unusual comparison that is often explained throughout an entire poem

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Diction

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Word choice

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Form

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Shape of a poem

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect