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English Poem Terms
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English
12th Grade
08/18/2010

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Alliteration
Definition
is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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Allusion
Definition
is a reference to a historical or fictional person, place, or event with which the reader is assumed to be familiar.
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Analogy
Definition
is a comparison between two dissimilar things made to clarify a point or create an image.
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Assonance
Definition
is the repetition of a vowel sound in two or more stressed syllables that do not end with the same consonant.
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Connotation/Denotation
Definition
refers to the attitudes and feelings associated with a word, in contrast to denotation/which is the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
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Consonance
Definition
is the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words
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