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Poetic Devices
3-2-12
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English
9th Grade
03/01/2012

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Term
Speaker
Definition
The voice talking in the poem
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Occasion
Definition
What is happening
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Alliteration
Definition
The repetition at close intervals of the initial consonants, such as map-moon or kill-code
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of vowels such as hat-ran-amber
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Rhyme
Definition
Repetition of vowel sounds and all following sounds
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Theme
Definition
Central Idea
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Imagery
Definition
Words or phrases that create vivid experiences
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Mood
Definition
Atmosphere that the reader feels
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Tone
Definition
Attitude
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Denotation
Definition
The basic definition or dictionary meaning
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Connotation
Definition
The emotional response evoked by a word
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Allusion
Definition
Reference to a historical person, place, or event
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Simile
Definition
Explicit comparison
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Metaphor
Definition
Implicit comparison
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Personification
Definition
Human attributes are given to an animal or thing.
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Symbol
Definition
A thing represents something beyond itself
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Allegory
Definition
A narrative having a second meaning behind it
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Hyperbole
Definition
Overstatement
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Irony
Definition
Discrepancy
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Verbal irony
Definition
Opposite of what is meant
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Dramatic irony
Definition
Implies a different meaning
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Irony of situation
Definition
Actual circumstances vs. appropriate actions
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Mimic the sound
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