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10 Cards in this Set
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Narrative
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Tells a story by presenting events in some logical or orderly way.
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Ballad
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Type of narrative poetry with roots in an oral tradition. Originally intended to be sung, uses repeat words and phrases, including a refrain, to advance its story.
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Simile
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Figure of speech used to compare two dissimilar items. Using “like” or “as”. (A is LIKE or AS B)
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Hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration to make a point.
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Persona
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The voice or speaker within the poem.
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Imagery
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Painting a picture in the reader’s mind. Appealing to the five senses.
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Personification
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Figure of speech giving human traits to inanimate objects.
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech used to compare two dissimilar items. (Not using “like” or “as”- A IS B)
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Epic
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Narrative poems that recount the accomplishments of heroic figures, typically including expansive settings, superhuman feats, and gods and supernatural beings.
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Carpe Diem
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The belief that life is brief, so we must “seize the day”.
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