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13 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
Definition: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to one of a different kind; used to make a description more vivid.
Ex: Sammy was brave like a lion. |
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Metaphor |
Definition: a comparison between two objects that don't connect but have some similarities.
Ex: Time is a theif |
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Personification |
Definition: giving non-living thing human characteristics.
Ex: The wind howled. |
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Idiom |
Definition: a phrase of words whose meanings aren't meant to be taken seriously.
Ex: Bob "kicked the bucket". |
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Hyperbole |
Definition: a extravagant figure of speech not meant to be taken literally.
Ex: I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant. |
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Alliteration |
Definition: the occurrence of the same letter or sound in the beginning of word.
Ex: Sussie's sleepy sloth slept silently. |
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Onomatopoeia |
Definition: the naming of a thing or action by vocal imitation of the sound.
Ex: *buzz buzz* |
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Internal Rhyme |
Definition: a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
Ex: Don't frown because your worlds upsidedown |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Definition: the way the rhymes and stanzas are arranged
Ex: A-B-A-B-B |
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Meter |
Definition: a rhythm established by a poem, usually dependent on the syllables in a line and how the syllables are accented.
Ex: All I could see from where I stood, was three long Mountains and a wood. |
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Capital Letters |
Definition: an uppercase letter that differs in size from the lower case letters; used as the initial letter of a proper name, the beginning of a sentence, etc.
Ex: Hello, I'm Alyssa! |
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Line Length |
Definition: the length of the lines can determine the amount of emphasis on the words. Very useful in diamond poems or poems that have shape.
Ex: Winter snow, blankets, fires |
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Word Position |
Definition: shows relationships between words and ideas, and the different structures of poems.
Ex: Diamond, haiku, etc.
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