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Alcaic

verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines

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Haiku: A japanese type of poem that has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third.

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Litotes

An understatement for effect. Kinda like the opposite of hyperbole.

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Objectivism

Objectivism looking at a poem with a special eye to its construction.

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Motif: A theme or idea that shows up multiple times in the text.

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Aphorisim

A pithy, instructive statement or truism, like a maxim or adage. See Benjamin Franklin’s “How to get RICHES.”  Browse more aphorisms.

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Acrostic

A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically. See Lewis Carroll’s “A

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Understatement: An understatement is when you describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, or intense than it actually is.

eg. I'm not that sick...

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Cadence

Candance is the way words and sounds flow together in a sequence.

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Metonymy: A figure of speech where a similar term is substituted for the word itself.

e.g. Give me a hand

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A statement redundant in itself, such as

1. “free gift”

2. “The stars, Also a statement that is necessarily true such as “she is alive because she is living.”

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Renga:

A Japanese composed of a series of half-tanka written by different poets. The opening stanza is the basis of the modern haiku form.

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Consonance

consonance is like assonance but instead of having a repeated vowels it consists of a repartition contents like (bad,bed)

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Antithesis

Antithesis is used when combining words with opposite meanings, some common examples include worst of times and springs of hope and winter of despair.

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A Epic

A long poem in the form of a narrative, which a main character (usually a hero) does things of mythological or historical significance.

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Oxymoron:

A literary technique that brings together two opposing words. Such as ' deafening silence'.

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Onomatopoeia: a figure of speech in which a word imitates the sound associated with an action or an object, effectively mimicking the sound it describes.

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Alias: Incognito name, to hide an identity

(Walter White = Heisnburg)

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Epigram

an epigram is a short interesting poem or memorable statement

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Irony: a difference between what is said and what is meant.

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Oxymoron: Two words or phrases that contradict each other.

eg. "deafening silence"

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Anthropomorphism: Similar to personification but instead of describing human qualities to a in-human object, the in-human object shows qualities of humans.

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Oxymoron: Two words that contradict each other (Jumbo prawn)

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Anagrams: Two words that are spelt with the same letters, just a different order. This can be used to interest the reader.

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Rhyme: The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the end of words.

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Symbolism: The use of an object, person, or event to represent something else.

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Imagery: The use of vivid language to create a sensory experience for the reader.

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Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement for emphasis or effect.

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Personification: A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things or ideas.

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Simile: A figure of speech that compares two things using the words “like” or “as.”

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Metaphor: A figure of speech that compares two things that are not alike to make a deeper meaning.

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Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds within words.

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Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or syllables.