What is Diction?
Poetic Devices

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Diction refers to the author's specific word choice, which can convey tone, mood, and meaning.
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What is Alliteration?
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Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words, often used to create rhythm or emphasis.
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What is a Couplet?
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A couplet is a stanza consisting of two lines that usually rhyme and have the same meter.
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What is a Quatrain?
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A quatrain is a stanza of four lines, often with alternating rhymes.
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What is a Sestet?
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A sestet is a stanza of six lines, commonly used in sonnets.
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What is Hyperbole?
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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.
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What is a Simile?
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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
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