Alliteration - The repetition of identical consonant sounds in close proximity, Caesura - Refers to a break or pause in the middle of a line of verse., Couplet  - Two successive rhyming lines., Dramatic Monologue - A type of poem in which a speaker addresses an internal listener or the reader., End Stopped Line - A line ending in a full pause, usually indicated with a full stop or semicolon., Enjambment - A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line., Free Verse - Not dictated by an established form or meter and often influenced by the rhythms of speech., Imagery - Language in a poem representing a sensory experience., Metaphor - A direct comparison between essentially unlike things., Juxtaposition - Two images/ideas placed close together with contrasting effect., Onomatopoeia - Use of language that sounds like the thing or action it describes., Oxymoron - Two words placed together that appear to contradict each other., Personification - The endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with living qualities., Repetition - The same word or phrase multiple times within a poem or work., Simile - A comparison between two things using words such as like and as., Stanza - A grouping of lines that forms a poem., Symbol - An object or action that stands for something beyond itself., Sibilance - The repetition of sounds that have a hushing or hissing quality., Volta - A dramatic change in emotions or thoughts in a poem., Tone - The attitude toward the subject matter. Often described as a "mood” that pervades the poem,

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