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14 Cards in this Set
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speaker
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voice that is talking to us in the poem
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extended metaphor
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metaphor that develops its comparison over several lines of a poem
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dialect
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way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular group or region
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connotation
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all the meanings, emotions, or associations that a word suggests
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denotation
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literal meaning
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subjective statement
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writer adds their feelings
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objective statement
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writer adds only the facts
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tone
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attitude a writer takes toward the reader
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aphorism
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brief, wise saying
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indirect characterization
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writer puts clues together to figure out what a character is like
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direct characterization
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writer tells us what the character is exactly like
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dramatic monologue
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character gives a dramatic speech to a group of actors on a stage
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free verse
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poetry that does not have a regular rhyme scheme
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blank verse
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poetry that is unrhymed
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