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21 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words to draw attention to these words
e.g. over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark innyard, |
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Connotation
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the implied meaning, associations or emotions that a word or phrase suggests
e.g. the word "home" has connotations of family |
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Denotation
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the dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
e.g. the denotation of the word "home" is a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. |
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Literal Language
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the words mean what they say
e.g. In summer the room was very hot |
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Metaphor
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a comparison WITHOUT using like, as or any other connecting words
e.g. In sumemer the room was an oven |
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Extended Metaphor
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a metaphor that is developed over severaly lines of writing or eventhroughout an entire poem
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Simile
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a comparison USING like, as or another connecting word
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Free Verse
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NO RHYME
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Irony
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the name of given to surprising, interesting or amusing contradictions
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Onomatopoeia
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the word sounds like its meaning
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Personification
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giving human characteristics to something that is not human
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Allusion
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refering to a well-known person, place, literary work, eeven or work of art
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Symbol
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Something that represents a word
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Sight Imagery
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descriptive language, often called visual pictures, but imagery can use any of the five senses
my love is like a red red rose |
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Sound Imagery
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descriptive language, often called visual pictures, but imagery can use any of the five senses
and fired a shot heard round the world |
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taste imagery
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descriptive language, often called visual pictures, but imagery can use any of the five senses
you can eat fresh corn from daddy's garden |
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touch imagery
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descriptive language, often called visual pictures, but imagery can use any of the five senses
life is a barren field, frozen with snow |
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smell imagery
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descriptive language, often called visual pictures, but imagery can use any of the five senses
with smell of steaks in passageways |
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lyric poem
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a poem that expresses the thoughs, feelings or observations of a single speaker, usually the poet
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narrative poem
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a poem that tells a story
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*EXTRA* Pun *EXTRA*
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a word that has two meanings (intended)
e.g. His blood was cold |
