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19 Cards in this Set
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Personification |
giving human attributes to an animal, object, or idea |
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metaphor |
comparing something without the use of like or as |
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simile |
comparing something using the terms like or as |
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oxymoron |
two words placed close together which are contradictory yet have truth in them |
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paradox |
a statement in which there is an apparent condradiction which is actually true |
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allusion |
a direct or indirect reference to a familiar figure,place, or event in history, literature, mythology or the bible |
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hyperbole |
an exageration in the service of truth; an overstatement |
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onomatopoeia |
words that sound like their meaning |
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ode |
a longer poem that addresses a person |
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narrative poem |
a poem that tells a story |
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Ballad |
usually tell of love death and the supernatural |
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haiku |
3-5 lines with 5 7 5 syllables |
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limerick |
witty or humorous 5 line poem |
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acrostic |
the first letter of each line forms the subject or title |
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assonance |
repeated use of identical or similar vowels such as fish and chips or bad man |
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cacophony |
harsh sounding words |
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euphony |
soft sounding words |
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omniscient |
a god like view of the story |
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limited omniscient |
a narrator that can see into the thoughts of characters |
