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6442749749Active VoicePertains to any sentence with an active verb. Ex: "Robert crushed the tomato with his fist".0
6442782316AllegoryA second deeper meaning as well as it's surface story . Ex: "Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" or "Animal Farm".1
6442800022AlliterationThe repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence or line. Ex: "Sally sold seashells down by the seashore".2
6442833936AllusionA reference to a person, historical event, another work. Ex: "Greek and Roman Mythology".3
6442843706AnalogyComparison or similarity between two objects or ideas. Ex: "Obeying to a servant , ordering to a master".4
6442929598AphorismA brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth. Ex: "Thinking all Silvers are evil is just as bad as believing all Reds are inferior".5
6442897120AnaphoraRepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence, clause or paragraph. Ex: "This is mighty Norta, This is King Maven of House Calore, This is the flame of the North".6
6442944493AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within a group of words or lines. Ex: "A's- Ms Katherine is from Napa Valley, California".7
6442979221Blank VerseAny verse that doesn't rhyme. Ex: "most of Shakespeare's plays are in blank verse".8
6449112925CaesuraA pause in a line of poetry to make the meaning clear or to follow a rhythm of speech. Ex: "If you prick us do we not bleed?".9
6449125823Carpe DiemLatin for Seize the Day. Ex: "Knox Overstreet confessing his love for Bobby".10
6449130977ConnotationThe association or moods attached to a word. Ex: "Dreary , sullen, joyous, aggressive".11
6449148275ConsonanceThe repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants but with a change in the intervening vowel. Ex: "Pitter- Patter".12
6449161650CoupletA pair of rhymed lines. Ex: "I am king , you could've been my Red queen . Now you are nothing".13
6449188495DenotationThe dictionary definition of a word. Ex: "Dictionary.com"14
6449195815DialectA regional speech pattern. Ex: "I ain't gone do nothin' bout y'all".15
6449458993DictionThe specific words an author uses in his/her writing. Ex: "Broken, Heartfelt".16
6449498095ElegyA formal meditative poem or lament for the dead.17
6449505337EllipsesThree dots indicating words have been left out of a quotation. Ex: "I don't kno..."18
6449520378EpistropheThe ending of a series of lines , phrases, or sentences with the same words or words. Ex: " Silvers are gods , they breathe like gods , they behave like gods, they bleed like gods".19
6449541890FoilA minor character whose situation or actions parallel those of a major character. Ex: "Lotso and Woody from Toy Story 3".20
6449551873FootThe combination of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up the metric unit of a line. Ex: " King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk".21
6449563781Free VersePoetry that doesn't follow a prescribed form but is characterized by irregularity in the length of the lines and lack of a regular metrical pattern/rhyme. Ex: " Silvers are the top of the heat , the gods among mere mortals. They flaunt their silk down wears , rare and precious jewels. They wipe their feet with us lowly Reds , Why? Because their the elite".22
6449596559HyperboleAn exaggeration of an event or feeling. Ex: "Helinna Keating , she's said to be so beautiful that men fight for the right to claim her".23
6449611058ImageryLanguage that appeals to one or another of the five senses. Ex: "She's a radiant beauty with locks as blacken as the night sky . A sweet aroma of lavender flowers and honey . Her skin is smooth as silk".24
6449794664IronyThe use of words to express something other than -and often the opposite of the literal meaning. Ex: "King Maven is angelic the way he murders innocent Reds".25
6449814148JargonA pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people. Ex: "Think outside the box- Do not limit yourself to narrow minded thinking".26
6449838768JuxtapositionThe placement of one idea next to its opposite to make it more dramatic. Ex: "The song what a wonderful world being played during scenes of war and violence".27
6449856369LyricAny poem in which the speaker expresses intensely personal emotions or thoughts. Ex: "Poems meant to be sung".28
6449867219MalapropismA wonderful form of comic word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar. Ex: "She's the kid of me of illiteracy- she's the epitome of illiteracy".29
6449903820MetaphorA figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things that are essentially dissimilar. Ex: "She'd fallen through a trap door of depression".30
6449920798MeterThe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or units of stress patterns. Ex: "Foot ( as seen above)".31
6449929439MetonymyA figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it's closely associated. Ex: "The Crown- not literal but is meant to represent a King or Queen".32
6449944826Metric LineA line named according to the number of feet composing it. Ex: "Monometer, Dimeter".33
6449957258OdeA lyric poem that is serious in subject and treatment, elevated in style and elaborate in its stanzaic structure. Ex: " Ode to Helinna, a fair beauty in sight, a radiant moon in the night, with green eyes so gleaming, she's flawless I must be dreaming".34
6449965521OnomatopoeiaA figure of speech in which a word when spoken imitates the sound associated with the word. Ex: "Moo, Bark , Meow , Tweet, Crash , Pow , Boom , Swoosh , Thump, Splash".35
6450429930ParadoxA figure of speech seeks to create mental ambiguity which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity. Ex: "My silent love grows louder with each passing moment".36
6450451873ParallelismA pattern of language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition. Ex: "This is the place where girls become women , boys become men and dreams become reality".37
6450627676PanegyricA literary expression of praise. Ex: "O Captain! My Captain".38
6450639433Passive VoiceThe passive voice is used when something is happening to someone. Ex: "The hitman shot Stefannie in the chest".39
6450652857PastoralA reference to or a description of simple country life. Ex: "Shepards watching over their sheep".40
6450667941PersonificationGiving human characteristics to nonhuman things. Ex: "My freedom is my own personal hell, a grim reaper who follows me closely, awaiting my step out of place".41
6450686879PloceRepeating a word within the same line or clause. Ex: "You're a hypocrite Mare, a Godforsaken hypocrite".42
6450706651Point of ViewThe perspective from which the writer chooses to tell his/her story. Ex: "First - I, Second- You , Third - He/She, They".43
6450717569PunA play on words used to create humor or comedic relief. Ex: "Donut go crazy , I'm bananas for you , you egg-cite me".44
6450725964RefrainA line , part of a line, or group of lines repeated in the course of a poem. Ex: "Nevermore in Edgar Alan Poe's The Raven".45
6450741111RepetitionThe repeating of a word or phrase for emphasis. Ex: "You aren't him . You have changed into a monster, you are not the man I love . You don't deserve me".46
6450756407RhymeThe echo or imitation of a sound. Ex: " There goes Lady Titanos, she was taught by Lady Blanos , she's our lost Silver princess with electrokinesis , betrothed to a prince with pyrokinesis".47
6450772512RhythmThe sense of movement attributable to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Ex: "The flow of sentences".48
6450781913SatireA form of writing in which a subject is made fun of or scorned, eliciting amusement. Ex: "Parodies of famous songs or movies".49
6450793570ShiftA change in setting (or place in time), tone or speakers. Ex: "Light hearted - low and dreary".50
6450810927SimileA figure of speech in which an explicit comparison is made using like , as or than. Ex: "Quick as a whip. Swim like a fish".51
6451223493SoliloquyA speech in which a character in a play, alone on a stage , expresses his/her thoughts. Ex: "Hamlet's To be or not to be".52
6451244564SonnetA fixed form of fourteen lines (normally in iambic pentameter) with a rhyme scheme. Ex: "ABAB CDCD EFEF GG_"53
6451290392StanzaA group of lines that forms one division of a poem. Ex: "A stanza in a poem is a paragraph in an essay".54
6451306135SymbolAn object that signifies something greater than itself. Ex: "The bald eagle is often used as a symbol for the United States".55
6451326069SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole. Ex: "All hands on deck".56
6451351189ThemeAn insight into life conveyed by a poem or story, the theme is the main point the author wants to make with the reader. Ex: "Good vs Evil, Acceptance, Overcoming, Mystery, Love, War, Depression, Maturing".57
6451370125VerseLines of poetry or metrical language in general. Ex: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day".58
6561188296ApostropheA direct address to someone who is not present, to a deity or muse or to some other power. Ex: "O nature , thou art my goddess".59
6561199584EuphemismTo use inoffensive or more socially acceptable words for something that could be inappropriate or offensive to some. Ex: "Earl you're fired, you lazy useless piece of crap, your face makes me sick". "Earl I have to let you go, you see your appearance makes me uncounterable and you're a tad bit lethargic".60

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