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| Question | Answer |
| Alliteration | The repetition of the initial consonant sound in words. |
| Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds. |
| Consonance | The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words |
| Enjambment | When the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either emphasize a point or to create dual meanings |
| Imagery | When the writer or speaker uses their descriptions to access the senses of the reader of listener |
| Repetition | When the writer or speaker knowingly repeats a word or group of words for effect |
| Rhyme | When the end or final sound of two or more words are identical |
| Rhythum | When the arrangement of words creates an audible pattern or beat when read out loud |
| Onomateopoeia | when the words sound like what they mean |
| Idiom | An accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal |
| Simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things |
| Hyperbol | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |
| Personification | Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature |
| Meter | a pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables in poetry |
| End Rhyme | Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry |
| Allegory | A story, play, or picture in which characters or settings are used as symbols or abstract ideas |
| Allusion | A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize |
| Slant Rhyme | two words that have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly |
| Tone | The attitude a writer takes towards a subject, character, or the reader |
| Internal Rhyme | Rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end |
| Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words |
| Oxymoron | An expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined |
| Cacophony | Loud, harsh, or disagreeable sounds |
| Blank Verse | Poetic form written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| Free Verse | Poetic form that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |
| Ballad | A type of poem that is meant to be sung and is both lyric and narrative in nature |
| Colloquial Language | informal language; language that is "conversational" |
| Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |
| Elegy | A sad or mournful poem, especially one mourning the dead |
| Irony | A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
| Foil | Two characters that highlight each other by their differences |
| Foreshadowing | The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
| Juxtaposition | Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast |
| Lyric | A short poem of songlike quality |
| Monologue | a speech made by one actor or speaker |
| Ode | A poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet |
| Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth |
| Pun | A play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings |
| Rhetorical Question | A question asked for an effect, not actually requiring an answer |
| Sarcasm | Harsh words intended to hurt someone |
| Satire | A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision |
| Symbol | Something that stands for or represents something else |
| Understatement | Saying less than one means, for effect |
| Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights |
| A Stream of Conciousness | A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind |
| Sonnet | Fourteen-line poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and has one of several rhyme schemes. |
| Epiphany | A moment of sudden realization or insight |
| Epitaph | An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there |
| Atmosphere | The emotional mood created by a literary work |
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