Poetic Devices and Figurative Language

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Repetition

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Repeating a word, phrase, or line for emphasis.

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Theme

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The message or meaning about life or the human condition that the author is trying to convey.

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Couplet

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A pair of consecutive lines that rhyme.

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Meter

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The pattern of syllables in a line of poetry, including the number of syllables and the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.

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Imagery

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

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Simile

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

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Metaphor

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

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.