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End Rhyme
Rhyming at the end
Rhyme Scheme
The patter made by rhyming words
Stanza
Group of lines forming a unit “poetry paragraph.”
Repetition
Repeated words or phrases in poems,stories, and speeches.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sound
Consonance
Repetition of constant sound
Alliteration
Repetition of beginning sounds
Personification
Given human qualities to nonhuman objects/things
Theme
Overall message the author wants us to know
Main Idea
What the text/story is about
Tone
Attitude
Allusion
Reference to history
Symbolism
Author uses symbols, shapes and colors to communicate a deeper meaning
Metaphor
Comparison
Simile
Comparison;must include the words like or as
Imagery
When the writer uses extreme details to appeal to the readers 5 senses.
Connotation
something suggested by a word or thing
Denotation
The object meaning of a word