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voice in the poem, often that of a fictional character or object   speaker  
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the words a poet chooses and the way he or she arranges the words to express a thought   diction  
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statement that seems to contradict itself but is true nevertheless   paradox  
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poet reverses standard english word order   poetic inversion  
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suggestive meanings and associations that go beyond their strict dictionary definitions   connotation  
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explicit meanings you find listed in a dictionary   denotations  
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poet uses words that put our senses to work   imagery  
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words with contradictory meanings are combined together   oxymoron  
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a part of something is used to refer to or imply a whole   synedoche  
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use of language to describe one thing in terms of something else   figurative language  
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comparison using like or as   simile  
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inanimate thing is given human qualities   personification  
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object, person, action, or event that stands for itself and for something more than itself as well   symbol  
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omits word of comparison and directly identifies the two unlike things   metaphor  
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metaphors that have been in speech so long they have lost their force   dead metaphor  
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metaphor that extends throughout many lines of a poem   extended metaphor  
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reference to a person, place, event, or literary work   allusion  
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attitude poets take toward their subject matter or audience   tone  
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repetition of accented vowel sounds   rhyme  
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rhymes at the end of a line   end rhyme  
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rhymes which occur within a line   internal rhyme  
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sounds of accented vowels correspond exactly   exact rhyme  
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repition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words   alliteration  
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repetition of vowel sounds in words   assonance  
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use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning   onomatopoeia  
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recurring use of a phrase, line, or stanza   refrain  
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pairs of rhyming lines   couplets  
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rhymes arranged in a certain pattern   rhyme scheme  
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lilt and a kick in a poem like waves   rhythm  
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when rhythm follows a cerain pattern   meter  
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verse not controlled by any definite meterical pattern   free verse  
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unrhymed iambic pentameter   blank verse  
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poem that tells a story   narrative poetry  
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lofty poems concerned with heroes and heroines who are larger-than-life, told in dignified language   epic  
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relatively short poem orginally meant for singing   ballad  
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poems passed along by word of mouth by common people   fold ballad  
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try to imitate folk ballads but are more elaborate   literary ballad  
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presents one or more characters speaking, usually to each other, but sometimes to themselves or the reader   dramatic poem  
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one character speaks to one or more other characters, whose replies are not given in the poem   dramatic monologue  
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poem that expresses personal thoughts or emotions   lyric poetry  
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figure of speech that uses exaggeration for special effect   hyperbole  
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poem of mourning for a person who has died   elegy  
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