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42 Cards in this Set
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explicate
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close textual analysis
general poetry |
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juxtaposition
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when you put things side by side to compare
general poetry |
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inversion
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when you take the normal order of words and you invert them to make more effect
general poetry |
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refrain
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group of words that are uniformly repeated
general poetry |
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repetition
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no consistency or pattern
general poetry |
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persona
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imagined speaker of a poem
general poetry |
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration for the purpose of effect
ironic devices |
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understatement
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saying less than what is meant
ironic devices |
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euphemism
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when you try to make something bad sound better
ironic devices |
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rhyme scheme
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pattern that a rhyme follows
sound/structure terms |
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slant rhyme
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not a perfect rhyme
sound/structure terms |
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds
sound/structure terms |
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consanance
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repetition of consonant sounds
sound/structure terms |
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meter
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measuring a rhythm of a line
sound/structure terms |
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onomatopoeia
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imitate the words they are describing
sound/structure terms |
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stanza
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paragraph of poetry
sound/structure terms |
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couplet
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series of two consecutive rhyming lines
sound/structure terms |
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implied metaphor
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does not explicitly state a comparison
figurative devices |
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extended metaphor
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multiple metaphors about a single subject
figurative devices |
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symbol
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something that means more than what it is
figurative devices |
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allusion
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reference to a famous thing
figurative devices |
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metonymy
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using a word or idea to replace something else
figurative devices |
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synecdoche
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a figure of speech where a part represents a whole
figurative devices |
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apostrophe
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type of personification, but you are speaking directly to it
figurative devices |
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what does the first T in TPCAST stand for?
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title
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what does the P in TPCAST stand for?
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paraphrase
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what does the C in TPCAST stand for?
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connotation
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what does the A in TPCAST stand for?
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attitude or tone
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what does the S in TPCAST stand for?
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syntax
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what does the T in TPCAST stand for?
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theme
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what does the first D in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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diction
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what does the I in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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imagery
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what does the second D in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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details
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what does the third D in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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devices
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what does the L in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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language
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what does the S in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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sound
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what does the second S in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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structure
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what does the third S in DIDDLSSS stand for?
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syntax
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dramatic irony
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audience knows something the character doesn't
ironic devices |
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situational irony
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anytime there is an unexpected event
ironic devices |
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verbal irony
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say one thing that means the exact opposite
ironic devices |
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alliteration
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repetitions of sounds at the beginning of words
ironic devices |
