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53 Cards in this Set
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When two or more words, in the same line, start with the same letter (i.e. Peter Piper picked...) |
Alliteration |
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Repetition of the first consonant sound (i.e. She sells sea shells) |
Assonance |
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The letters and word are arranged to create a picture |
Concrete Poem |
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The close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowels (i.e. came ... home, flip ... flop) |
Consonance |
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A two-line stanza with a regular rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme |
Couplet |
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A type of poem that follows no rules and does not rhyme (most modern poetry) |
Free verse |
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Traditional Japanese 3-line poem |
Haiku |
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Another word for exaggeration (i.e. Wild horses couldn't drag me away) |
Hyperbole |
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A mental image created by specific, vivid description |
Imagery |
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When two words within the same line rhyme |
Internal Rhyme |
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Comparing two different things to make a point (i.e. The traffic snaked through the town) |
Metaphor |
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A poem that tells a story |
Narrative poem |
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A word that sounds like what it means (i.e. pop, hiss, bang) |
Onomatopoeia |
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A special type of metaphor that gives human like characteristics to an object. |
Personification |
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Imaginative writing composed of lines that have a unique pattern when arranged on the page |
Poetry |
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Writing that is composed of sentences organized into paragraphs |
Prose |
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A 4-line stanza with a regular rhyme pattern and rhythm scheme. |
Quatrain |
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The "beat" of a poem |
Rhythm |
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A comparison between two different things, using the words "like" or "as." The only difference between a simile and a metaphor is the use of these words. |
Simile |
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A 14-line poem with a regular rhyme scheme |
Sonnet |
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A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph in a prose) |
Stanza |
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A poem with a regular rhyme scheme and lines of the same length |
Traditional poem |
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A character that is in conflict with the main character |
Antagonist |
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The mood or feeling of the story |
Atmosphere |
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A person or animal that plays a part in the story |
Character |
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The high point of interest in a story; what everything is leading up to |
Climax |
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The main problem or struggle in a story that involves the main character |
Conflict |
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When the problem is within the main character (a guilty conscience, a dilemma) |
Internal conflict |
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When the main character is in a conflict with another character or force |
External conflict |
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Refers to the opposites/differences |
Contrast |
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A character who grows and changes from his/her experiences |
Dynamic or developing character |
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A brief period of time when a conflict is intensified to the point where a resolution must occur |
Crisis |
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The solution or unraveling of a plot; outcome, ending |
Denouement |
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When a difficult choice must be made |
Dilemma |
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A reference to a past event. A character might think back about a childhood experience, which is described in a story or shown in a movie |
Flashback |
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A one dimensional character (not complex or realistic); sometimes even a stereotype |
Flat character |
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A character that makes another look good by contrast |
Foil |
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A hint of what is going to happen later in the story |
Foreshadowing |
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The type, sort or style of writing such as a drama or novel |
Genre |
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A list of words and their definitions |
Glosssary |
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When things turn out the opposite of what you would think would happen |
Irony |
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The events that make up the story |
Plot |
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"I" tells the story |
First person - Point of view |
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The reader can go inside the minds of several characters |
Omniscient - Point of view |
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The reader can only follow the main character and know what he/she is thinking and doing |
Limited omniscient - Point of view |
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Action and dialogue play out like a movie; reader can only see what people do and say, not what they are thinking (like recording events with a video camera --- no explanation or narration of events); rarely used in stories |
Objective - Point of view |
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The main character in the story |
Protagonist |
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A style of writing that includes and relies on lots of irony |
Satire |
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The time and place of a story |
Setting |
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An over-generalization about an entire group of people; popular misconception |
Stereotype |
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When a person, place or thing stands for an idea. This does not mean the same thing in every story or poem. |
Symbolism |
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The main point or idea of a piece of writing. In a story or poem, it is a truth about life or human nature |
Theme |
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Downplaying a situation |
Understatement |
