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44 Cards in this Set
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Allusion |
Brief reference to some person, historical event, work of art, etc |
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Ambiguity |
Word or phrase that can mean or function more than one thing |
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Analogy |
A comparison, usually something unfamiliar with something familiar Ex: The plumbing took a maze of turns where even water got lost |
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Apostrophe |
Speaking directly to a real or imagined listener or inanimate object Ex: O Captain! |
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Cliche |
Figure of speech that was once clever and original but through overuse has become outdated Ex: busy as a bee |
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Connotation |
The emotional, psychological or social overtones of a word (figurative meaning) |
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Denotation |
The dictionary definition of a word (literal meaning) |
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Contrast |
Closely arranged things with strikingly different characteristics Ex: He was dark, sinister and cruel |
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Euphemism |
A understatement, used to lessen the effect of a statement Ex: She is at rest |
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Hyperbole |
An outrageous exaggeration used for effectEx: He weighs a ton |
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Irony |
Contradictory statement or situation to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true Ex: The name of the biggest dog was "Tiny" |
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Metaphor |
A direct comparison between two unlike thing without using "like" or "as" Ex: He is the wind |
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Metonymy |
A figure of speech in which a person, place, thing is referred to by something closely associated with it (used to stand in for another word) Ex: The pen is mightier than the sword |
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Oxymoron |
Combination of two words that appear to contradict each other Ex: bittersweet |
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Paradox |
Statement that is contradictory, but is actually valid or true or may reveal an unexpected truth Ex: The hurrier I go the behinder I get |
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Personification |
Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object Ex: The days crept by slowly, sorrowfully |
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Pun |
Word play in which words have similar or identical sounds but have different meanings (play on words) Ex: I was struggling to figure out how lightning works then it struck me |
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Alliteration |
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words Ex: Fast and Furious |
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Simile |
A direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" Ex: He's as dumb as an ox |
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Symbol |
Ordinary object, event, animal, or person that has an extraordinary meaning and significance Ex: Lion to represent courage |
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Synecdoche |
Indicating a person, object, etc by letting only a certain part represent the whole Ex: All hands on deck |
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Point of View |
Concentrates on the vantage point of the author (poem's voice) 1st Person: speaker is character and tells from his/her perspective (uses "I) 3rd Person Limited: speaker is not part of the story, but tells about other characters through the limited perceptions of one other person 3rd Person Omniscient: speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking |
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Line |
Unit of language in poetry that is fundamental to the perception of poetry (measured in series of metrical feet) |
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Verse |
One single line of a poem arranged in a metrical pattern |
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Stanza |
Division of a poem created by arranging the lines into a unit, often repeated in the same pattern of meter and rhyme throughout the poem (unit of poetic lines, "paragraph" within the poem) |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Pattern established by the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem |
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Enjambment |
Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line of poetry (created to flow) |
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Form |
Arrangement or method used to convey the content (the "way it is said") Open: poetic form free from regularity and consistency in rhyme, line length, metrical form Closed: poetic form subject to a fixed structure and pattern Blank Verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter Free Verse: lines with no prescribed pattern or structure |
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Haiku |
5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables |
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Lyric |
One of the three main groups of poetry originally designed to be sung (most frequently used modern form) |
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Imagery |
Use of vivid language to generate ideas and/or evoke mental image, creating tone and mood Ex: sight, sound, touch. taste, smell |
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Tone, Mood |
Means by which a poet reveals attitudes and feelings |
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Allegory |
Representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning |
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Rhythm |
Organization of speech rhythms (verbal stresses) into a regular pattern of accented syllables separated by unaccented syllables (helps to distinguish poetry from prose) |
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Prose |
Form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure rather than rhythmic structure, such as in traditional poetry Ex: normal everyday speech is spoken in prose |
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Meter |
Organization of voice patterns in terms of both the arrangement of stresses and their frequency of repetition per line of verse Number of feet in a line Monometer: one foot Dimeter: two feet Trimeter: three feet Tetrameter: four feet Pentameter: five feet |
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Feet |
Division of each line to organize poetry Metric units which each consist of a particular arrangement of strong and weak stresses |
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Scansion |
Conscious measure of the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry Ex: -/ Iamb/Iambic invite/delight/belong /- Trochee/Trochaic deadline/lover --/ Anapest/Anapestic understand/overcome /-- Dactyl/Dactylic frequently/poetry/syllable // Spondee/Spondaic heartbreak/football |
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Assonance |
Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other Ex: He's a brusin loser |
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Consonance |
Repeated consonant sounds at the ending of words placed near each other Ex: cool soul |
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Cacophony |
Harsh, unpleasant sounds that helps to convey disorder Ex: My stick fingers click with a snicker |
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Onomatopoeia |
Words that sound like their meanings Ex: boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle |
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Repetition |
Purposeful re-use of words and phrases for effect Ex: I was so glad; so very, very glad |
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Rhyme |
Words that have different beginning sounds but whose endings sound alike Ex: time, slime, mime |
