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what is a repetition?
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
a ___is a set of lines in a poem grouped together and set apart from other __
stanza
uses like
simile
what is theme
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities
symbols
idiom
is a saying, phrase, or fixed expression in a culture that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning
does not use like or as
metaphor
analogy
is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it
ant ate apples
alliteration
is a popular literary device in which the repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words
rhyme
A brief, intentional reference to a historical
allusion
tone
is the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work's central theme or subject
occurs when the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other
end rhyme
personification
giving nonliving things human characteristics
rhyme scheme
The use of letters (starting at the beginning of the alphabet) to map out the pattern of end rhyme in a lyric or a narrative poem
hyperbole
over exaggeration
means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions
imagery
is a stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem
meter
mood
refers to the atmosphere that envelopes the reader and evokes certain feelings
BOOM
onomatopoeia