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Mood: The emotional environment of the poem, also called atmosphere. These words from Farewell
create a quiet, reflective mood:
What is life
It is a flash of a firefly . . . ~ Isapo muxika (Chief Crowfoot)
Oxymoron: Two words are placed side by side even though they usually have opposite meanings.
gorgeous beast ~ Trevor Cameron
Personification: To give human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas.
August is laughing across the sky. ~ Pauline Johnson
Simile: A direct comparison between two unlike things introduced by like or as.
Red light of evening
falls like rain ~ Buffy Sainte-Marie
Symbolism: To represent something abstract with something concrete.
Who hold the pens of power ~ Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Synecdoche: A part represents the whole.
The sail is idle. ~ Pauline Johnson