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20 Cards in this Set
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Stanza |
poem’s “paragraph” |
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Rhythm |
Alternation of stressed and unstressed sounds that make yourvoice rise and fall |
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Exact rhyme |
Words that rhyme exactly usually with the same syllabification |
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Approximate rhyme |
Sounds are similar but not exact |
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Onomatpoeia |
Sound/noise words |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds close together |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds close together |
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Hyperbole |
An extreme exaggeration |
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Figurative language |
language based oncompariosn of things, not literal,. “play” of the imagination |
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Personification |
giving non-human things human qualities or characteristics |
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Simile |
a comparison of unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles |
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Metaphor |
comparison of unlike things with a reasonable connection |
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Direct metaphor |
a comparison wherein it states something is something else |
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Implied metaphor |
when a comparison is only implied by related imagery |
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Extended metaphor |
when a comparison ranges over many lines or an entire poem |
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Free verse |
Poetry that has no regular rythym or rhyme |
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Lyric poetry |
poetry that expresses a speaker’s emotions or thoughts |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to the senses |
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Rhyme scheme |
pattern of rhyming lines |
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Allusion |
Reference to a person, place, thing, or event that isCOMMONLY known |
