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26 Cards in this Set
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epic
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a poem that tells a story of a hero
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onomatopoeia
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use of a word that suggests its meaning such as buzz, fizz, crackle
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stanza
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a group of lines that create a unit of a poem
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inversion
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changing the order of the words rather then subject-verb order first
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couplet
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2 succesive lines of poetry with rhyme
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denotation
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the dictionary definition of a word
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alliteration
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repeating the beginning sounds of words
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personification
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giving human charecteristics to inatimate objects
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metaphor
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comparing two unlike objects without like or as
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freeverse
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poetry that has no pattern or rhyme
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ballad
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a poem that tells a story
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refrain
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repeating lines or words over and over
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connotation
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the emotional reaction to a word- not always the same defintion
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similie
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comparing two like things with like or as
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sonnet
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a poem that has 14 lines
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration
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lyric
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poetry that expresses emotion or fealing
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assonance
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repeating vowel sounds followed by similar consonant sounds- such as base and fade
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iambic pentameter
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poetry that has 10 syllables per line and usually has no rhyme
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blank verse
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poetry that has 10 syllables per line and usually has no rhyme
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meter
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pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables
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imagery
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language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture
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tone
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author's attitude toward a subject
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diction
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author's choice of words
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rhyme
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exact sound in one syllable
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allusion
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reference to the past
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