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Alliteration |
Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. |
She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
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Assonance |
Repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words that are close together |
Men sell wedding bells We light a fire on the hill |
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Irony |
Discrepancy between appearances & reality; when the unexpected happens. |
The name of Britan's biggest dog was 'Tiny'. I posted a vid. on YT about how boring & useless YT is. The fire station caught on fire. |
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Imagery |
Language to evoke a picture, image, or a concrete visual of a person, place, thing, experience, smell, or taste |
Come on, it's easy Key word : IMAGE |
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Allusion |
Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or some other form of culture. |
Taylor Swift Peyton Manning God Buddha etc. |
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Figure of Speech |
Word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else that isn't meant to be taken literally. |
When do you have to say "oh come on! It's just a f.o.s."?... |
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Oxymoron |
Combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |
Sweet sorrow Pretty ugly Deafening silence Living dead |
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Hyperbole |
Incredible exaggeration, or an overstatement, for effect |
I've asked you a million times! |
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Metaphor |
Comparison between two unlike things without the use of the words: like, as than, or resembles |
Heart of stone Time is money The world is a stage |
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Ballad |
Song or poem that tells a story |
Think of a musical |
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Flashback |
Scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to show something that happened at an earlier time |
If I stay - Gayle Forman |
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Foreshadowing |
Presentation of literature which provides hints or clues that tip off the reader as to what is to come later on in the work. |
No one knew what the red tablet was for. Since no one had ever taken the red tablet. HINT HINT. Wonder what'll happen... |
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Simile |
Comparison between two unlike things, using the words: like, as, than, or resembles |
As beautiful as a rose. She was graceful like a fox |
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Internal Rhyme |
Occurs within a line of poetry |
with-IN What is inside poetry??? Dr. Seuss |
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End Rhyme |
Occurs at the end of two lines |
END What is at the end of two lines in poetry? Dr. Seuss |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. Usually represented by letters or numbers |
Roses are red - a Violets are blue - b I get so happy - c When I'm with you - a (line 1 and 4 rhyme, so they are represented by a) |
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Paradox |
Statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth |
I'm nobody I am a compulsive liar Beginning of the end |
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Onomatopoeia |
Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning |
Snap Crackle Pop! Scritch-scratch Boom!!! |
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Slant Rhyme |
Partial or imperfect rhyme, often using assonance or consonance only |
bridge and grudge |
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Personification |
When an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |
The soul selects her own society The grinning fox had mischoievious thoughts about the bunny |
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Theme |
Insight about human life that is revealed in the work |
Moral of the story |
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Symbol |
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself. |
Snake - bad luck Eye - intellect Tree - serenity Raven - bad luck |
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Diction |
The choice of words in speech or writing. |
poem format story format |
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Tone |
Writers attitude toward the subject and audience. Primarily conveyed through diction, POV, syntax, and the level of formality |
When does someone say when you give attitude? hint : when you gave attitude to your parents they might have said this. |
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Mood |
Feeling that a work conveys to readers. Created through the use of plot, characters, and the authors descriptions |
scary happy gloomy exciting |
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Idiom |
Phrase that - when used out of context - makes no sense. |
Somebody walks in the room and yells "piece of cake!" What do you do? Say, "what's easy?" or say, "Yes please!" Same with hit the books. What do you do? Start studying or punch a book |
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Literary Device |
A device in literature |
What more can I say? Betty Botter bought some bitter butter but she said, "the butter's bitter, if I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter. But if I put it in my batter it will make my batter better" |
