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1. this is for english
2. Speaker
3. line
4. ryhme
5. end ryhme
6. assonance
7. imagery
8. theme
9. stanza
10. internal ryhme
11. allusion
12. motif
13. narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, dynamic poetry

speaker=The speaker of a poem is the narrator. Do not assume the author is the narrator. The narrator is more than likely a character created by the author.

line=the line of writing in a poem

rhyme=words with the same sound

end rhyme=rhyming at the end of a line

assonance=the repetition of vowel sounds in words near each other

imagery=a literary device used to “show” the reader rather than tell

theme=what the author wants the reader to learn about life, human nature, and etc. from the writing

stanza=grouped lines in a poem

internal rhyme=rhyme within the line of poetry

allusion=a reference to something in the literature that the author assumes the reader will understand

motif-typically a repeating element or dominant idea of the central theme

narrative poetry-poetry told more like a story with a plot but in a poem form

lyrical poetry-does not tell a story it is more a relation of the speaker addressing the audience with regard to personal feelings or emotions