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Alliteration

line break

simile

poet

metaphor

stanza break

literal language

repetition

dialogue

stanza

figurative language

line

poetic device poets use when saying the same sounds, letters, or words over and over again

blank space dividing stanzas from each other

The author or writer of a poem.

words or phrases that mean more than what they say. You have to FIGURe their meaning out. Example: It is raining cats and dogs.

section of a poem; consists of a line or a group of lines

Comparison that DOES NOTuse the words like or as. Example: She is the apple of my eye. He has a heart of gold.

the place where a line ends

basic unit of a poem; a group of words that form a row

comparison using the words like or as; Example: She was as brave as a lion.

words or sentences spoken by a character in a play, poem, or story

poetic device a poet uses when having the same sounds at the beginning of words that are next to or near each other

words or phrases mean exactly what they say. Ex: 'I am tired' means I am just tired-literally.