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24 Cards in this Set
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Poetry
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The most misunderstood form of writing.
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Line
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basic unit of poetry
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grammar
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structure of the poem
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syllables
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is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds
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meter
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the measured arrangement of words in poetry
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stanzas
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Lines are also often grouped into stanzas.
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rhyme scheme
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Often the lines in a stanza will have a specific rhyme scheme
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rhyme
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Rhyme is when the endings of the words sound the same.
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Repetition
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is the repeating of a sound, word, or phrase for emphasis.
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figurative language
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Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language
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simile
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A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared
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metaphor
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A metaphor is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
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Alliteration
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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words
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Imagery
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Imagery is an appeal to the senses
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exaggerated
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An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect is a hyperbole.
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idiom
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An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words
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personification
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the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea
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Limerick
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is a 5lined poem with 1 couplet , and 1triplet
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Acrostic
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is a poem where the 1st letter of each line form a word when you read them looking downward
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Alliteration
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the repetition of the intial consonant . There sound be at least 2 repetitions in a row .
Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers |
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imagery
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the use of vivid descrition ,usually rich in sensory words , to create images in the reader's mind .
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Hyperbole
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over exaggerated expression
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Paradox
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a statement that contradicts itself
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Euphemism
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the substitution of an offensive expression for one that may offend suggest something unpleasant , Ex. Kick the Bucket bought the farm . Bite the Dust
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