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19 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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What is form?
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the distinctive way a poem is laid out
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What are lines?
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something that may or may not be a sentence
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What is a stanza?
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lines arranged in groups
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What is sound?
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the effect that a poem has on a reader
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What is rhyme?
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a likeness of sounds at the end of each word
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What is internal rhyme?
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use of rhyming words with in a line
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What is end rhyme?
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the use of words that rhyme at the end of each line
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What is rhyme scheme?
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a pattern of end rhymes in a poem
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What is a simile?
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comparison indicated by like or as
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What is a metaphor?
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direct comparison
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What is rhythm?
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the pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
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What is a meter?
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repeated rhythmic pattern
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What is alliteration?
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a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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What is assonance?
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a repetition of vowel sounds in non rhythmic words
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What is consonance?
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a repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
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What is an onomatopoeia?
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use of words that sound like what they refer to
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What is the speaker?
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the voice that related the ideas or story of the poem
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What is imagery?
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language that appeals to the readers sense of sight, hearing, and sound
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What is personification?
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attribution to human qualities to an object
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