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‭ xtended‬‭Meta:‬‭A‬‭comparison‬‭throughout‬‭the‬‭whole‬‭poem.‬ E ‭Simile:‬‭A‬‭figure‬‭of‬‭speech‬‭that‬‭uses‬‭"like"‬‭or‬‭"as"‬‭to‬‭compare‬‭2‬‭unlike‬‭ideas.‬‭ex:‬‭Good‬‭as‬ ‭gold,‬‭spread‬‭like‬‭wildfire,‬‭etc.‬ ‭Tone:‬‭The‬‭speaker's‬‭attitude‬‭toward‬‭the‬‭subject‬‭or‬‭audience.‬ ‭Theme:‬...

‭ xtended‬‭Meta:‬‭A‬‭comparison‬‭throughout‬‭the‬‭whole‬‭poem.‬ E ‭Simile:‬‭A‬‭figure‬‭of‬‭speech‬‭that‬‭uses‬‭"like"‬‭or‬‭"as"‬‭to‬‭compare‬‭2‬‭unlike‬‭ideas.‬‭ex:‬‭Good‬‭as‬ ‭gold,‬‭spread‬‭like‬‭wildfire,‬‭etc.‬ ‭Tone:‬‭The‬‭speaker's‬‭attitude‬‭toward‬‭the‬‭subject‬‭or‬‭audience.‬ ‭Theme:‬‭The‬‭life‬‭lesson‬‭that‬‭is‬‭conveyed‬‭in‬‭the‬‭poem‬‭(must‬‭have‬‭a‬‭subject‬‭and‬‭a‬‭verb)‬ ‭Point‬‭of‬‭View:‬‭Who‬‭is‬‭telling‬‭or‬‭narrating‬‭the‬‭story‬ ‭Mood:‬‭Feeling‬‭created‬‭in‬‭the‬‭reader‬‭by‬‭the‬‭poem/story‬ ‭Personification:‬‭A‬‭nonhuman‬‭subject‬‭is‬‭given‬‭human‬‭characteristics‬ ‭Alliteration:‬‭The‬‭repetition‬‭of‬‭initial‬‭consonant‬‭sounds.‬‭ex:‬‭Francisco's‬‭funny‬‭family‬ ‭photos.‬ ‭Denotation:‬‭The‬‭literal‬‭definition‬‭of‬‭a‬‭word‬ ‭Metaphor:‬‭a‬‭figure‬‭of‬‭speech‬‭in‬‭which‬‭something‬‭is‬‭described‬‭as‬‭though‬‭it‬‭were‬ ‭something‬‭else.‬ ‭Sibilance:‬‭Repetition‬‭of‬‭the‬‭(s)‬‭sound‬ ‭Rhyme‬‭Scheme:‬‭Pattern‬‭of‬‭rhymes‬ ‭Couplet:‬‭A‬‭pair‬‭(2)‬‭of‬‭lines‬‭that‬‭rhymes‬ ‭Stanza:‬‭A‬‭grouping‬‭of‬‭lines‬‭in‬‭a‬‭poem‬‭similar‬‭to‬‭a‬‭paragraph‬ ‭Hyperbole:‬‭An‬‭exaggeration‬ ‭Polysyndeton:‬‭Repetition‬‭of‬‭coordinate‬‭conjunctions.‬‭ex:‬‭and,‬‭but,‬‭or,‬‭nor,‬‭yet‬ ‭Enjambment:‬‭Reading‬‭one‬‭line‬‭of‬‭a‬‭poem‬‭that‬‭follows‬‭into‬‭the‬‭next.‬ ‭Consonance:‬‭Repetition‬‭of‬‭consonant‬‭sounds‬‭anywhere‬‭in‬‭a‬‭word.‬ ‭Assonance:‬‭Repetition‬‭of‬‭vowel‬‭sounds‬ ‭Internal‬‭Rhyme:‬‭a‬‭rhyme‬‭involving‬‭a‬‭word‬‭in‬‭the‬‭middle‬‭of‬‭a‬‭line‬‭and‬‭another‬‭at‬‭the‬‭end‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭line‬‭or‬‭in‬‭the‬‭middle‬‭of‬‭the‬‭next.‬ ‭Characterization:‬‭the‬‭process‬‭by‬‭which‬‭the‬‭writer‬‭reveals‬‭the‬‭personality‬‭of‬‭a‬‭character‬ ‭Foreshadowing:‬‭A‬‭narrative‬‭device‬‭that‬‭hints‬‭at‬‭coming‬‭events;‬‭often‬‭builds‬‭suspense‬‭or‬ ‭anxiety‬‭in‬‭the‬‭reader.‬ ‭Omomatopoeia:‬‭the‬‭use‬‭of‬‭words‬‭that‬‭imitate‬‭sounds‬ ‭Oxymoron:‬‭conjoining‬‭contradictory‬‭terms‬‭(as‬‭in‬‭'deafening‬‭silence')‬ ‭Situational‬‭Irony:‬‭An‬‭outcome‬‭that‬‭turns‬‭out‬‭to‬‭be‬‭very‬‭different‬‭from‬‭what‬‭was‬‭expected‬ ‭Verbal‬‭Irony:‬‭A‬‭figure‬‭of‬‭speech‬‭in‬‭which‬‭what‬‭is‬‭said‬‭is‬‭the‬‭opposite‬‭of‬‭what‬‭is‬‭meant‬ ‭Dramatic‬‭Irony:‬‭when‬‭a‬‭reader/audience‬‭is‬‭aware‬‭of‬‭something‬‭that‬‭a‬‭character‬‭isn't‬ ‭Static‬‭Character:‬‭A‬‭character‬‭that‬‭does‬‭not‬‭change‬‭from‬‭the‬‭beginning‬‭of‬‭the‬‭story‬‭to‬ ‭the‬‭end‬ ‭1st‬‭Person:‬‭uses‬‭"I"‬‭;‬‭narrator‬‭is‬‭in‬‭the‬‭story‬ ‭2nd‬‭person:‬‭the‬‭narrator‬‭addresses‬‭a‬‭"you"‬ ‭3rd‬‭Person‬‭Limited:‬‭the‬‭narrator‬‭only‬‭knows‬‭the‬‭thoughts‬‭and‬‭feelings‬‭of‬‭one‬‭character‬ ‭3rd‬‭Person‬‭Omniscient:‬‭A‬‭method‬‭of‬‭storytelling‬‭in‬‭which‬‭the‬‭narrator‬‭knows‬‭the‬ ‭thoughts‬‭and‬‭feelings‬‭of‬‭all‬‭of‬‭the‬‭characters‬‭in‬‭the‬‭story.‬ ‭ retag's‬‭Pyramid:‬‭a‬‭diagram‬‭of‬‭plot‬‭structure‬‭consisting‬‭of‬‭exposition,‬‭rising‬‭action,‬ F ‭climax,‬‭falling‬‭action,‬‭and‬‭resolution.‬ ‭Rising‬‭Action:‬‭the‬‭series‬‭of‬‭conflicts‬‭or‬‭struggles‬‭that‬‭build‬‭a‬‭story‬‭toward‬‭a‬‭climax.‬ ‭Climax:‬‭Most‬‭exciting‬‭moment‬‭of‬‭the‬‭story;‬‭turning‬‭point‬ ‭Falling‬‭Action:‬‭the‬‭part‬‭of‬‭a‬‭literary‬‭plot‬‭that‬‭occurs‬‭after‬‭the‬‭climax‬‭has‬‭been‬‭reached‬ ‭and‬‭the‬‭conflict‬‭has‬‭been‬‭resolved‬ ‭Resolution:‬‭End‬‭of‬‭the‬‭story‬‭where‬‭loose‬‭ends‬‭are‬‭tied‬‭up‬ ‭Conflict:‬‭A‬‭struggle‬‭between‬‭opposing‬‭forces‬