A direct comparison that states one thing is another to deepen meaning — “All the world’s a stage.”, Simile, Alliteration, Metaphor, Half rhyme, A comparison using like or as to highlight similarity — “My love is like a red, red rose.”, Dramatic dialogue / mimesis, Simile, Metaphor, Half rhyme, A metrical line made of ten syllables arranged in five unstressed–stressed pairs, Alliteration, Iambic pentameter, Male rhyme, Female rhyme, The use of spoken words or commands inside a poem to show action unfolding in real time — “Out, damned spot!”, Female rhyme, Juxtaposition, Allusion, Dramatic dialogue / mimesis, A rhyme ending on an unstressed syllable, often with a two‑syllable ending — “motion / ocean.”, Simile, Female rhyme, Repetition, Metaphor, A rhyme ending on a stressed syllable, usually a single‑syllable ending — “sound / ground.”, Scene shift, Male rhyme, Dramatic dialogue / mimesis, Iambic pentameter, A rhyme where consonants match but vowel sounds differ, creating an imperfect echo — “soul / all.”, Half rhyme, Scene shift, Female rhyme, Repetition, The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words — “The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.”, Repetition, Scene shift, Female rhyme, Alliteration, A brief reference to a person, event, or text outside the poem, Iambic pentameter, Juxtaposition, Half rhyme, Allusion, The deliberate reuse of a word or phrase for emphasis or rhythm — “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”, Female rhyme, Alliteration, Allusion, Repetition, The placing of contrasting ideas or images close together to highlight their differences — innocence and experience in Blake’s paired poems., Female rhyme, Repetition, Juxtaposition, Iambic pentameter, A sudden change in setting, perspective, or time within a poem — the shift from the witches’ heath to Macbeth’s castle early in Macbeth., Scene shift, Allusion, Male rhyme, Alliteration

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