something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
A figure of speech that compares 2things without using like or as
a comparison using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
the use of words that imitate sounds or suggest their meaning
The repeated beginnings and structures of lines
Repeated vowel sounds
Sounds that are similar but not exactly the same
When 2 rhyming lines are consecutive
Rhymes at the ends of lines
When two words rhyme exactly
When words rhyme inside a line
A unit of language that plays and poems are divided into
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that from a single unit of thought it may consist of a number of lines or a single line italian for stopping place
Free verse poems
Doesn't follow rhythm or rhyme
Poems express feeling and thoughts, usually short evoke a single strong emotion
A poem that is a story and follows a plot line
The repetition of vowel sounds and all sounds after them In words that are close together in a poem
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