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52 Cards in this Set
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Poetry
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is the most misunderstood form of writing
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Line
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the basic unit of poetry
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Stanza
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lines are grouped into
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Meter
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a structure in which each line contain a set of syllables
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Couplet
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a two line stanza
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Triplet
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a three line stanza
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Quatrain
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a four line stanza
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Cinquain
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a five line stanza
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Measured
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arrangement of words in poetry
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Pattern of a Stanza
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the rhythmic
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Rhyme
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when the endings of the word sound the same
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Repitition
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the repeating of a sound, word or phrases for emphasis
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Figurative Language
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any language that goes beyond the literal
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New effects or fresh insights
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into an idea or a subject
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Simile
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compare two things using like or as
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Metaphor
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Compare two things without using word like or as
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Alliteration
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is the repitition of the same sound or the same kinds of sounds at the beginning or a word
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Imagery
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is an appeal to the sences.. the five sences are see, hear, touch, taste, and smell
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Narrative
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often of folk origin intended to be sung
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Limerick
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quite possibly accounts for extreme longevity of FIVE lines
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haiku
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one of the most imortant form of traditional Japenese poetry
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Poetry
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A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or ideas.
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Poet
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author of the poem
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Speaker
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the speaker of the poem
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Form
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the appearance of the words on the page
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Line
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a group of words together on one line of the poem
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sestet
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a six line stanza
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septet
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a seven line stanza
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Octave (octet)
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a eight line stanza
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Rhythm
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the beat created by the sound of the words in the poem
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Foot
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unit of meter
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Iambic
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unstressed, stressed
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Trochaic
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stressed, unstressed
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Anapestic
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2 unstressed, stressed
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Dactylic
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stressed, 2 unstressed
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Monometer
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1 foot in a line
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dimeter
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2 feet in a line
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trimeter
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3 feet in a line
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tetrameter
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4 feet in a line
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pentameter
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5 feet in a line
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hexameter
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6 feet in a line
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heptameter
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7 feet in a line
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octometer
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8 feet in a line
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free verse
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no rhyme and no repeating patterns
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blank verse
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written in lines of imbic pentamiter, but dose not use end rhyme
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Acrostic
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is a poem where the 1st letter of each line form a word when you read them looking downward
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Alliteration
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the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least 2 repetition in a row.
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Imagery
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the use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create images in the reader's mind
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Hyperbole
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over exaggerated expression
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Paradox
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a statement that contradicts itself
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Euphemism
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the substitution of an offensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
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Limerick
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is a 5 lined poem with 1 couplet, and 1 triplet
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