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8 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
ex. Sally sells sea shells by the seashore. |
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Metaphor
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An indirect comparison made without using "like" or "as."
ex. My uncle is a skinny stringbean. |
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Simile
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A direct comparison made using "like" or "as."
ex. My uncle is as skinny as a string bean. |
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Personification
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Giving an inanimate object human characteristics.
ex. The branches on the old oak tree waved at me as I walked by. |
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Hyperbole
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An overstatement or exaggeration.
ex. The line was a mile long. |
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Stanza
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a group of lines in a poem
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Rhyme scheme
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The rhyming pattern of poem. Identified using A,B
ex. AABB, ABAB, ABBA, ABAA |
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Repetition
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Using words, phrases, punctuation, sounds, etc. over and over agian.
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