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28 Cards in this Set
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alliteration |
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words. For example: Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. |
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assonance |
The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words. For example: rise high in the bright sky. |
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connotation |
Feelings or suggestions associated with a word. |
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consonance |
The repetition of middle or final consonant sounds in neighboring words. For example: shelley sells shells by the seashore. |
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denotation |
The dictionary defintion of a word. |
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figurative language |
Words that depend upon a comparison between two or more things that are unlike. |
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imagery
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Words or phrases that create pictures in the reader's mind and appeal to the senses. |
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literal language |
Words that do not deviate from their defined meanings. |
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paradox
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A statement that reveals a kind of truth, although it seems at first to be self-contradictory and untrue. |
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refrain |
One or more words, phrases, or lines that are repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza. |
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speaker
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The voice of the poem; the one whom is talking. It is not always the author. |
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stanza
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A group of related lines that forms a division of a poem or a song. It is the paragraph of the poem. |
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tone
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The attitude a writer takes toward the subject or the reader. |
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cliche
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An expression or idiom that has been frequently used in everyday language. For example: It was a piece of cake. |
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simile
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A comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, or than. |
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metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like, as, or than. Its saying something IS something else. |
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personification
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When authors give human body parts, abilities, or emotions to an inanimate object or an animal. |
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onomatopoeia |
A word or phrase that imitates a sound. For example: buzz, boom, pop. |
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hyperbole |
A grand exaggeration used to create strong feelings or a strong impression, but not meant to be taken literally. |
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irony |
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected. |
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sarcasm |
The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny. |
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allusion |
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it. |
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understatement |
Describing something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. |
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overstatement |
Describing something as being bigger, better, or more important than it actually is. |
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symbolism |
The use of symbols to point to ideas and qualities by giving them meanings that are different from their literal sense. |
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theme |
The main idea, or topic, a piece of text is trying to get across. |
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mood |
The main feeling of a text based one type of language used, setting, or feelings of the speaker/characters. |
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juxtaposition |
The act of placing words close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. |
