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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Simile
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Comparing two things using LIKE or AS.
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Metaphor
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Comparing things without using like or as, only IS.
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Alliteration
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The first sound repeated.
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Personification
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Using human qualities for non-living things.
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Free Verse
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A non-ryming poem.
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Onomonopia
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Sound words.
Ex. Boom |
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Imaginery
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When a poet uses words to paint a picture in your head.
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Hyperbole
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Over exaggeration
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Oxymoron
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2 opposites that describe eachother.
ex. Icy hot |
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Line
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Group of words on a row (like a sentence)
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Stanza
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A paragraph in poetry.
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Repetition
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Used for effect.
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Sybolism
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Using symbols to replace something else.
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Mood
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Reader gets it.
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Tone
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The writer sets the tone with word choice.
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Rhyme Scheme
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When words sound the same in a pattern. Ex. Roses are Red A
Violets are blue B Candy is sweet C And so are you B |
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Free Verse
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When a poem does not have a rhyme pattern.
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