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16 Cards in this Set
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History |
Predates literacy. Used to be sung and more structured. Used to remember laws, geneology, prayers, history and stories (epic poetry). Was found on monoliths, runestones, and stelae. Now less formal (free verse and prose poetry) |
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Oldest poem |
Tail of shipwrecked sailor written in Hieratic (4500 B.C.E.). Other sources say epic of Gilgamesh written in cuneiform. Shipwrecked probably predates by half a millenium. After those Greek epics ex: Iliad and Odyssey |
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Longest epic poem |
Mahabharat and Tibetan epic of king gesar |
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Allegory |
Second layer of meaning than it appears to be. Teach a lesson. |
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Alliteration |
Repeat of consonant |
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Apostrophe |
Speaking to someone who is absent or non human. (to ... In title) |
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Assonance |
Repition of vowel. Freer than rhyme. |
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Hyperbole |
Overstatement or exaggeration used for humor/emphasis. |
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Imagery |
Vivid language to convey 5 senses. Fully experience what is being read |
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Irony |
Verbal = doing opposite of what one says |
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Metaphor |
Implied comparison between two unlike things. |
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Onomatopoeia |
Sounds with words |
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Paradox |
Apparent contradiction that's is actually true |
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Pathetic fallacy |
Weather reflects mood of character or atmosphere |
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Similie |
Comparison with like or as. |
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Symbolism |
Object that stands for something larger than itself |
