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speaker
The first person narrator or speaker of the poem
denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
Symbol
A person, place, thing, or idea that represent larger ideas.
Understatement
Saying less than one means, or saying it with less force than the occasion warrants.
Rhyme scheme
a set pattern of rhyming.
audience
who will be reading this poem or who the poet will be adressing
tone
The poet or speaker's attitude toward the reader and the subject. Tone creates a mood.
personification
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an idea is given human attributes.
A reference to another piece of literature or history.
End rhyme
rhymes that come at the end of two lines.
purpose
what the poet wishes to accomplish
The feeling created by the poem. It is the atmosphere of the poem.
metaphor
A creative comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as
Apostrophe
Someone absent, dead, or something nonhuman is addressed as if he/she/it is alive, present, and able to respond.
Internal Rhyme
Rhymes that occur within the line.
diction
the choice and use of words
line
a group of words arranged into a row that ends for a reason other than the margin.
Simile
A creative comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "As".
Rhytm
The ordered pattern or beat that you respond to.
Slant rhyming
Imperfect rhyming. Words that have similar but not identical sounds.
connotation
The emotional and the imaginative associated surrounding a word
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in a prose.
hyperbole
intentional exaggeration.
rhyme
words whose endings match
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.