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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Speaker
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The voice that is talking to us in the poem
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Extended Metaphor
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A metaphor that extends for several lines
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Dialect
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Way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
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Connotation
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All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
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Denotation
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The explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it
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Subjective Statement
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The writer adds his or her opionions, judgments, or feelings
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Objective Statement
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Reports only the facts
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Tone
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The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character
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Aphorism
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A brief wise saying
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Indirect Characterization
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Put clues together to figure out what a character is like
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Direct Characterization
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The writer tells us directly what the character is like
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Free Verse
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Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
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Blank Verse
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Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Dramatic Monologue
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A character gives a dramatic speech to a group of actors on a stage
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