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poetry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| poetry | a type of writing that uses carefully chosen words to express ideas |
| connotation | the implied feeling associated with a word or phrase. this could be positive or negative |
| Denotation | the literal definition of a word |
| idiom | a figure of speech in which the literal meaning does not match the figurative meaning |
| oxymorom | two words that are opposite in meaning, but are being used together |
| allusion | a reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for effect |
| irony | a rhetorical device involving contradictions |