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14 Cards in this Set
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Speaker
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The voice that is talking to us in the poem
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extended metaphor
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A metaphor that develops its comparison over several lines of a poem, or even the whole poem
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dialect
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Way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region of group of people
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connotations
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All the meanings, associations or emotions that a word suggests
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denotations
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The literal meaning of a word
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subjective statement
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In writing, the writer adds his or her own opinions or feelings
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objective statement
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the writer only reports the facts, no opinions
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tone
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The attitude that the writer takes toward the reader, a subject or a character. Often conveyed through choice of words
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Dramatic Monologue
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A character gives you a dramatic speech to a group of actors on a stage
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Aphorism
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a form of didactic, which is a brief wise saying aimed at teaching or instructing
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Direct Characterization
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The writer tells us directly what the character is like
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Indirect Characterization
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where you piece together clues to figure out what a character is like, instead of being told directly
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Free Verse
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Poetry that has no regular meter of rhyme scheme, often has long and short sentences using run-on lines
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Blank Verse
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Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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