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Vocabulary (Poems)
ENG 102
Words | Definitions |
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Persona | A voice or character representing the speaker in a literary work |
Concrete | an item that is a perceivable, tangible entity. like a kiss or a flag. |
Abstract | refers to am intangible idea, condition or quality, something that cannot be perceived by sences |
Connotation | An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing |
Imagery | words that evoke a physical sensation produced by one or more of the five senses |
Simile | a comparison between two unlike ittemsthat uses like or as |
Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison |
Personification | special kind of comparison, close related to a metaphor, that gives life or human characteristics. |
Onomatopoeia | The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to |
Alliteration | The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables |
Symbol | is an idea or image that suggests something else |
Theme | Main point of idea, A topic of discourse or discussion. |