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| a group of lines of poetry, like a paragraph, set off usually by a blank space. Poets create stanzas for a reason. The lines belong together |
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| the repetition of sound, almost always to achieve an effect or to create a rhythm |
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| a picture in the mind; also known as language that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste) |
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| the comparison of two unlike things to suggest things which they have in common - for example: Joe is a lion on the playing field |
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| is the beat or pattern of stressed and unstressed lines. |
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| an obvious and unrealistic exaggeration - for example: His gaping jaw could hold a flock of the King's fattest sheep |
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| a comparison of two unlike things using like or as - for example: Sue flits through life like a moth in a room of candles |
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| the description of an inanimate object as if it were a human being or an animal - for example: The kite tugged and pulled at the string, longing for the freedom of the skies |
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| poetry which does not have a regular rhythm, rhyme scheme, or form. |
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| Mood or atmosphere or tone - |
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| the overall feeling created by a piece of writing. Mood can often be described in a few words, such as scary, lonely, empty, triumphant, anxious, but you must be able to refer to specific details in the description, setting, or passage to defend your word or words. |
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| a word which has several meanings, all of which apply |
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| a phrase which contains opposite elements or words with opposite meanings, yet which expresses one idea when taken as a whole - for example: Bottom says in Midsummer Night's Dream, "I'll speak in a monstrous little voice." |
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| use of a word which sounds like it means - for example: plunk, zip, buzz, bong, zap |
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