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Onomatopoeia

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a word used to represent a sound (Pow, Kachow, Boom)

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Alliteration

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When the same letters begin atleast two words in a sentence

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Personification

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To give an object human characteristics

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Simile

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To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else

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Repetition

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When a word/phrase is repated more than once

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Metaphor

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Comparing two things by saying they are each other

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

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Rhythm

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the beat of a poem

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Rhyme

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When lines of poetry end with the same sounds

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Stanza

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Groups of lines in a poem (a verse)

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Assonance

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When vowel sounds within words are the same or very similar

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Pivot

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Point at which poem changes mood, time, etc.

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Caesura

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A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis

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Irony

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Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and or humorous

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Fricatives

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Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f (can be agressive)

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Plosives

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Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d

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Sibilance

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The use of hissing sounds for effect, example s, sh

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Superlative

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Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality

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Juxtaposition

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Contrasting Two things that are placed close together

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Foreshadowing

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Be a warning or indication of (a future event)

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Lexical Set

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A group of words with the same topic, function or form

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Archaisms

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Words that are very old or old-fashioned

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End Focus

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The most important information in a clause or sentence is placed at the end