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the voice that speaks to the reader, like the narrator in literature |
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| the name of the poem; usually has a significance |
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| a phrase or line repeated at intervals during the poem |
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| a group of lines that form a unit, like a paragraph |
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Allusion |
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| a reference to a famous piece of literature, person, or event |
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Figurative Language |
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| words or phrases that have a deeper meaning than the actual meaning |
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Hyperbole |
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| exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect |
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Imagery |
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| words and phrases that appeal to the reader's imaginiation and sesnes, helping us to see what's happening |
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Metaphor |
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| comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other |
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Personification |
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| giving human characteristics to an object, animal, or idea |
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Simile |
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| a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as |
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Symbol |
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| when an object stands for something else |
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| the feeling of the atmosphere of the poem |
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| the feeling the poet has toward the topic of the poem |
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| a word that resembles what it means |
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| repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of the words |
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| repeating vowel sounds with in words |
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| repeating words or sounds for dramatic effect |
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| repeating vowel or consonant sounds at the end of words |
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| a pattern of rhyming lines |
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| a pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables |
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| the author gives the reader background information that shows the setting (time and place) and describes the situation in which the main characters find themselves |
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| the character face or try to solve a problem, this will result in conflict within themselves or with others. This conflict will grow more intense and complicated as the story unfolds |
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| eventually the story reaches a crucial moment when the character must act to solve their conflict |
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| this part of the story explores the consequences of the decision the character made in the climax |
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| the main character's problem is finally solved, leaving the reader with a sense of completion |
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a character narrates the story using 'I' and 'me'
the reader can hear the narrator's thoughts and see what the narrator sees |
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| The reader is an outsider who can see everything and hear all the characters thoughts |
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| the reader is an outsider who can see everything and hear one or two characters' thoughts |
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CONFLICT
person vs person |
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| some sort of conflict between two people |
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| internal conflict, usually making a decision |
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| a struggle with laws and social expectations |
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