repetition
use of same words over and over to emphasize importance
prose
plain everyday language with no pattern
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words
denotation
exact dictionary meaning
exaggeration
stretching the truth
dialogue
conversation between characters
irony
expression of words used to convey an opposite meaning
imagery
language that appeals to the senses
metaphor
direct comparison between two things
onomatopeia
use of words that sound like the noises they describe
personification
figure of speech that gives animals and objects human qualities
rhyme
same sound at end of word (hat, sat, fat)
rhythm
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem (makes it flow like a song)
simile
comparison of two things using like or as
symbol
something that stands for something else
couplet
a complete thought written in two-lines with rhyming ends
connotation
they way the words reflect an emotional quality or meaning
theme
message of the poem
free verse
no regular rhyme, rhythm or form
tone
attitude of the writer toward the audience
stanza
group of lines that usually develops one idea
voice
attitude or feeling of the speaker telling the poem
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymes in a poem
style
way the poem is written
assonance
partial rhyme which has the same internal vowel sounds among different letters.ex. wild white window
mood
feeling a poem creates
