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25 Cards in this Set
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imagery |
using sensory words to create a mental picture |
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alliteration |
repeating of the same consonant sound at the beginning of the word Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
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rhyme |
repeat sounds at the end of the word |
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hyperbole |
an exaggerated statement |
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stanza |
a poem's paragraphs |
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onomatopoeia |
words that sound like what they mean |
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narrative poetry |
a poem that tells a story |
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lyric poetry |
a form of poetry that expresses personal and emotional feelings |
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symbol |
an object or idea that represents a feeling or emotion |
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tone |
the author's /writer's attitude |
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denotation |
a word's dictionary definition ex. plaiting = braiding |
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connotation |
the feeling/"flavor" of a word exam=anxiety, fear in some students test=less stressful word |
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metaphor |
making a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as saying that something is something else this is used to clarify meaning ex. The stars are diamonds in the sky. |
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simile |
making a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" and "than" |
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repetition |
the repeating of words to create a certain effect |
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personification |
giving human qualities to non-human things ex. The sun smiled down upon us. |
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mood |
the reader's feeling about a piece of literature |
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"He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there" is an example of what type of figurative language? |
alliteration |
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"The road was a gypsy's ribbon" is an example of what type of figurative language? |
metaphor |
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"his hair like moldy hay" is an example of what type of figurative language? |
simile |
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dark red love knot=unbreakable passion is an example of what type of figurative language? |
symbolism |
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riding-riding-riding is an example of what type of figurative language? |
repetition |
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tlot,tlot,tlot is an example of what type of figurative language? |
onomatopoeia |
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The pen danced across the blank page is an example of what type of figurative language? |
personification |
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It rained so much at my house that I could have filled the Grand Canyon is an example of what type of figurative language? |
hyperbole |
