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implied metaphor

:: a type of metaphor that compares two unlike things, but it does so without mentioning one of them. Instead, it implies the comparison by using a word or phrase that describes the unmentioned term and makes the comparison in that way

- Angrily Sonia barked commands at her child. (Compares Sonia to a dog)

#implied metaphor

dramatic poetry

:: Poetry in which one or more characters speak

- Doing a man's work, though a child at heart He saw all spoiled. "Don't let him cut my hand off The doctor, when he comes. Don't let him, sister!" So. But the hand was gone already.

#dramatic poetry

lyric poetry

:: a type of emotional songlike poetry, distinguished from dramatic andnarrative poetry

#lyric poetry

symbol

:: literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone

- a new dawn : also means new start

#symbol

mood

:: a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

- The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.

#mood

couplet

:: a pair of lines of metre in poetry

- Blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope,

Being had, to triumph; being lacked, to hope.

#couplet

rhyme

:: a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs

- Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the master, one for the dame, And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

#rhyme

paraphrase

:: to express an idea or somebody’s message in our own words by maintaining the meaning of original material

- It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

- Everyone agrees on this point that a prosperous man needs to have a wife.

#paraphrase

tone

:: an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

- Father: “We are going on a vacation.” Son: “That’s great!!!”

-> cheerful tone

#tone

jargon

:: a literary term that is defined as a use of specific phrases and words by writers in a particular situation, profession or trade

- BTW - By the way

#jargon

narrative poem

:: a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as wel

#narrative poem

quatrain

:: a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines

- He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there’s some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.

#quatrain

rhyme scheme

:: the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song

- Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.

#rhyme scheme

alliteration

:: The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line

- american apparel

#p alliteration

#MADE

assonance

:: when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds

- I feel depressed and restless.

#assonance

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