Documents American Literature (I) Autumn 2008 Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in...

Slide 1 American Literature (I) Autumn 2008 Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1830 Father was an attorney, a state rep. and senator. Attended Mount…

Documents POETRY TERMS. ALLITERATION (FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE) Repeating the same FIRST consonant sound in several...

Poetry Terms Poetry Terms Alliteration (Figurative Language) Repeating the same FIRST consonant sound in several words. Ex: Fragrant flowers, dog days, cool as a cucumber…

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Meter (Rhythm) and Rhyme Verse is generally distinguished from prose as a more compressed and more regular rhythmic form of statement. Meter is the means by which rhythm…