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Vocab

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Hyperbole   the obvious stretching of the truth  
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metaphor   A direct comparison between two unlike things. It doesn't use the words like or as.  
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alliteration   The repetition of the same constant sound at the beginnings of several words of a line  
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figurative language   The tools the poet uses to create a special affect of feeling. These tools include metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, and onomatopoeia.  
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personification   When the poet fives an animal, object, or idea human qualities such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions.  
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simile   A comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as  
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free verse   Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form  
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onomatopoeia   The use of words that sound like the noises they describe  
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narrative poem   This type of poem tells a story. It usually has all of the elements of a short story: character, setting, conflict, and plot.  
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imagery   Language that appeals to the senses-touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight  
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rhyme   The repetition of similar sounds at the end of a line  
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rhythm   The musical quality created by a pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables  
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voice   The character or perspective that is taken on by a writer or poet  
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repetition   It is the repeating of sound, word, phrase, or sentence  
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rhyme scheme   The repeated pattern of rhymes usually found at the ends of lines. The rhyme scheme is identified with letters of the alphabet beginning with the letter a  
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tone   The attitude the writer takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character  
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poetry   convey an idea or feeling through carefully selected words, and phrases, which create images or pictures for the reader.  
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