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33 Cards in this Set
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Simile
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A comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as
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Metaphor
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A comparison between 2 unlike things without using like or as
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Sensory details
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Description that appeals to the 5 senses
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Imagery
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Description that creates a picture in the reader's mind
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Personification
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Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects
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Tone
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The attitude of the writer
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Syntax
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Sentence structure
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Diction
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Word choice
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Onomatopoeia |
Zap, Bang, Crash, Shatter |
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Hyperbole |
an extreme exaggeration |
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Oxymoron |
Two contradictory words next to one another for effect |
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Connotation |
the deeper meaning of a word |
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Denotation |
The dictionary definition of a word |
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Rhyme |
When words have the same "end sound" |
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Assonance |
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry |
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Consonance |
The repetition of consonants in the middle or ends of words in a line of poetry |
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Alliteration |
When words near each other start with the same sound |
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Sonnet |
A 14 line poem in iambic pentameter |
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Rhythm |
When words are arranged to make a pattern or a beat |
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Lyrics |
A poem set to music |
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Poet |
The writer of a poem |
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Free Verse |
A poem with no set rhythm or rhyme |
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Couplet |
Two lines of rhyming poetry grouped together |
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Octave |
Eight lines of poetry |
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Sestet |
Six lines of poetry |
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Quatrain |
4 lines of poetry |
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Line |
A "sentence" in a poem |
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Stanza |
A "paragraph" in a poem; a group of lines |
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Mood |
The way the text makes the reader feel; atmosphere |
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speaker |
the narrator of a poem |
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juxtaposition |
two images set next to each other for the purpose of contrast |
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paradox |
a statement that contradicts itself and still might be true |
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cliché |
a metaphorical saying that has been overused |
