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14 cards·by xAyylmao
onomatopoeiathe formation of a w
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Alliteration
the use of words that begin with the same sound near one another
Allusion
a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly
Connotation
an idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning
Denotation
the meaning of a word or phrase
End Rhyme
rhyme of terminal syllables of verses
Imagery
language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind
Enjambment
the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related
words fall in different lines
Free Verse
poetry that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm
Personification
the practice of representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature, etc.
Speaker
someone who talks about something to a group of people
Repition
the act of saying or doing something again : the act of repeating something
Simile
a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with
someone or something else that is similar
Rhyme scheme
the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem