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anahi1
anahi1
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High School - 11th Grade

What is the alliteration, connotation, imagery, personification, figurative language, andrefrain in the poem The Sleeper by Edgar Allan Poe?

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Posted by anahi1 on Thursday October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM and tagged with annabel lee, poetry terms.

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  1. nbixler7
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    Middle School

    alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds.  For example, the first two lines of the poem focus on the m sound.  The fourth stanza focuses on the f sound.

    connotation: implied meaning of a word.  Example - "sleep."

    figurative language: does not mean exactly what it says; metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, etc.  Example - "Like ghosts, the shadows rise and fall!"

    imagery: detailed descriptions that connect to the senses.  Example - "An opiate vapor, dewy, dim . . ."

    personification: animals, ideas, objects are given human qualities.  Example - "The rosemary nods . . ."

    refrain: repeated part of a poem.  Example - forms of the word "sleep" are repeated.

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    Posted by nbixler7 on Thursday October 16, 2008 at 7:28 PM