Poetry and Figurative Language

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Denotation

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The explicit or literal meaning of a word.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that directly states that one thing is another, implying a comparison.

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Speaker

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The voice that 'talks' to the reader in a poem.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes; also known as a sound word.

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Simile

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Connotation

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The implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid mental pictures.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Rhyme

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.