Voices in verse

Question	Answer
Allusion	A reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art
Contrast	v. To take notice of differences; n. a difference between people or things that are being compared
Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Free Verse	Poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or meter
Genre	A division or type of literature
Image	A word or phase that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses
Meter	A poem's Rhythmical pattern
Poetry	A type of literature that usually makes use of highly concise, musical, and emotional charged language
Repetition	1. persuasive technique in which the writer says something repeatedly for effect; 2. the use, more than once, of any element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
Rhythm	the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language
Speaker	the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem
Stanza	a group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces
Stereoscope	A device that combines 2 images to give an illusion of depth
Theme	A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work

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