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15 Cards in this Set
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Simile
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An outright comparison using "like""as" or "as if"For example: The diamonds sparkled like diamonds on the window pane.My soul is like a soaring swift.
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Personification
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Personification is a type of figurative language where the writer gives an inanimate or nonliving thing human characteristics.
The tree branches waves and the leaves laughed |
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Metaphor
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Metaphor is a direct comparison.It's a figure of speech in which like and unlike things are brought together as if they were one. For example:
His words were a knife that cut me deeply. Anger is a caged beast. |
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Rhyme Scheme
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Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymed words at the end of the lines of a poem. Each new rhyme sound is assigned a letter from the alphabet beginning with "a" this poem has an abcb rhyme scheme.
Roses are red 'a' Violets are blue 'b' Sugar is sweet 'c' And so are you 'b' |
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Hyperbole
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Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration for Emphasis
I 'm so hungry I could eat a horse |
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Onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeia is a type of figurative language where the writer uses words whose pronunciation imitates the sound the word describes.
the word "spit" sounds rather like the act of spitting. |
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Synecdoche
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Synecdoche refers to a figure of speech based on the association of ideas where a part stands in or represents a whole.
I have five mouths to feed. Mouths represent people. Check out my new wheels. Wheels represent a car. |
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Near rhyme
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Near rhyme refers to words such as killed and cold that almost rhyme. Their end consonant is the same sound, but one sound - in this case their vowel sound - is different.
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Ode
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An ode is a long, lyric poem that expresses an exalted or enthusiastic emotion, often about a worthy person or occasion.
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Perfect rhyme
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Perfect rhyme, sometimes called exact rhyme, refers to two words that share the same sound in their last syllable, as well as the same vowel sound, such as tide/ride. They don't need to share the same spelling of their end sounds - so words such as my/die are also perfect rhyme.
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Mnemonic
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"Mnemonic" refers to a device to help the user recall information. In poetry, rhyme acts as a mnemonic device.
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Parallelism
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"Parallelism" refers to the effective use of words, phrases, sentences, or ideas that are parallel or have a similar structure in order to heighten the focus.
Have you ever thought of what it is like to fly, to hope, to dream? |
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Allusion
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Allusion is a reference made to another text within a text. This reference can be made in passing, or it can be directly stated. Allusions are made assuming the reader will also be familiar with the other work, and that it will help readers better understand an idea.
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Ballad
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A ballad is a song or a poem that is a narrative or tells a story. One example of a ballad is "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service.
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imagery
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Imagery is a word or group of words in a story or poem that appeals to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell.
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