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20 Cards in this Set
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simile |
compares two nouns using LIKE or AS _____ AS |
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metaphor |
compares two nouns that are not alike (is, are, was, were) |
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alliteration |
repetition of consonant sounds |
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personification |
gives the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or idea |
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onomatopoeia |
words that mimic sounds |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration |
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idiom |
phrase that is not used literally and takes on a meaning of its own |
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line |
one row of words |
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stanza |
the paragraph in a poem, divided by skipping a line |
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rhyme |
repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them (school and tool) |
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free verse |
poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme |
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end rhyme |
Rhyme that comes at the end of the lines |
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internal rhyme |
rhyme that happens within a line (inside the line) |
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rhyme scheme |
The pattern of end rhymes (marked with letters) |
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meter |
a regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables that give poetry a beat |
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scanning |
Finding the accented and unaccented syllables in a poem |
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repetition |
repeated use of a word, phrase, sound, or pattern |
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refrain (or chorus) |
a word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeatedly regularly in a poem or song |
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speaker |
A poem’s narrator. It is often the author, but not always |
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tone |
mood or feelings
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