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13 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
A comparison (see Metaphor) made with “as,” “like,” or “than.” Ex. He was as strong as an Ox. |
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Metaphor |
A comparison that is made without pointing out a similarity by using words such as “like,” “as,” or “than.” Ex. My brother was boiling mad. |
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Personification |
Giving a nonliving object or animal human characteristics. Ex. The flowers are dancing beside the lake. |
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Idiom |
The term refers to a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words. This term is not to be taken literally. Ex. A chip on your shoulder - means you are holding a grudge. |
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Hyperbole |
It is an exaggeration of something. Ex. She has porcelain skin. |
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Alliteration |
It is a repeating process of words that have the same sound in the beginning of them that makes a term. Ex. Red River Rivalry |
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Internal Rhyme |
It's when the middle word rhymes with the ending word in a phrase. Ex. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary. |
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Rhyme Scheme |
An ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. Ex. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are, |
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Meter |
The alteration of stressed and unstressed syllables; beat. Ex. Roses are red Violets are blue I just wanted to say I love you.
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Capital Letters |
It is what signals that there is a starting of a new line or stanzas. Ex. In every cry of every man, In every infant's cry of fear,
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Onomatopoeia |
A word that imitates the sound of something, Ex. Bang! Boom! |
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Line Length |
The use of varying lengths in lines of poetry to help create or enhance meaning. Ex. Light of the moon Moves west, flowers' shadows Creep eastward - Yosa Buson |
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Word Position |
The way in which words are place on the page to help create or enhance meaning. Ex. Silence around us Our watchful eyes hear the world Hands do the talking |
