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hyperbole

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a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humore

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repetition

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repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

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tone

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the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters

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end rhyme

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rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry such as ABAB or AABB

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prose

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written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure

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ballad

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a narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas

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elegy

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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poetry

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genre of literature that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form - using lines and stanzas. Everything that is not prose.

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rhythm

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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. This characteristic of poetry helps separate it from prose.

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refrain

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a phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza