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2o word definitions
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | two words in the same line with the same starting sound. |
| Metaphor | a directly stated comparison. |
| onomatopoeia | the attempt to spell out a sound. |
| narrative poetry | that which tells a story with characters, a plot, etc. |
| imagery | pictures drawn in the reader's mind by the words of the poet. |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects. |
| Simile | a comparison using like or as. |
| Repetition | using a key word several times throughout a poem. |
| Stanza | a paragraph in poetry, surrounded above and below by skipped lines. |
| couplet | two rhyming lines in a row, usually stating an important thematic idea. |
| Speaker | the voice of the poem, usually NOT the poet. |
| Tone | he feelings the speaker has about the subject. |
| Mood | the feelings of the reader of a poem. |
| Diction | the choice of words of the speaker. |
| Irony | when the outcome is the opposite of what was expected. |
| Allusion | a reference to something the poet thinks everyone already knows. |
| Connotation | the extra meaning associated with a word more than just its definition. |
| Theme | the generalization about life understood from experiencing any work of art. |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration for humorous or thematic effect. |
| Symbol | an object which carries more meaning than simply its dictionary definition. |