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Important Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme | What the poem is about |
| Tone/Mood | The emotions and feelings in the poem |
| Onamatopoeia | Words that express sound |
| Imagery | Words/lines that put images in your head |
| Similies | Comparisons that use like or as |
| Metaphors | Comparison that doesn't use like or as |
| Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration |
| Compound Words | Words that are joined together |
| Vitriol | Words which are full of hatred |
| Ephiphany | A moment of revalation |
| Pun | A play on words |
| Personification | Giving things that are not alive the qualities of things that are alive |
| Varying sentence length | Used to emphasise a point by putting it in a small sentence |