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18 Cards in this Set
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Haiku |
Poem that goes 5 syllables , 7 , 5. |
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Free Verse |
Poetry with no rythme or an irregular metee. |
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Chorus |
Refrain at the end if each verse. "Song chorus" |
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Concrete Poetry |
A poem that uses visual representation. |
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Imagery |
Mental pictures, language used to create an image in your mind. |
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Rhyme |
Words that sound the exact same at the end. Ex. " Cat and Bat" |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Words at the end of a poem that match. Ex. " A matchs A. B match B" "Little miss muffet Sat on her tuffet Eating her curds and whey Along came a spider who sat down beside her And scared miss muffet away |
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Sonnet |
A poem with usually 14 lines, arranged in any rhyme scheme. |
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Stanza |
A group of 4 lines, basic reoccurring metrical unit. Ex. " Today you are you. That is truer than true. There is no one alive, Youer then you." |
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Couplet |
Two lines of verse. Ex. "There's a Wocket in my pocket." |
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Ballad |
Poem or song narrating a story. Ex. "Thomas Fords Ballads." |
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Limerick |
A humorous verse. It's an Irish poem. With 3 long lines that rhyme and 2 short that rhyme. Ex. "There was am old man with a beard. Who said "It's just as I feared" Two owls and a hen Four Larks and a wren Have all built their nest in my beard" |
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Denouement |
A final part of a play/movie. Ex. Conclusion or resolution |
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Oxymoron |
A figure of speech in which 2 contradictory terms are being used. Ex. Jumbo Shrimp |
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Autobiography |
Something that you write about yourself. Ex. "Dear Canada Books " |
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Satire |
Mockery Ex. Sarcasm |
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Allegory |
Using animal to tell a story. Using animals (usually) to tell the story. Ex. Bible |
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Fable |
A short story with animals. Ex. Story's in the bible |
