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15 Cards in this Set
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Form
Poetic License |
the design of the poem on the page
the poet may "fudge" the rhyme or meter |
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Alliteration
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repetition of first sound of words
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Internal Rhyme
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middle of line rhymes with the end of the lin
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Hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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Tone
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the attitude of the poet towards hes subject
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Onomatopeia
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words that sound like what they mean
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Allusion
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a reference to something like the Bible or mythology
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Stanza
Sonnet |
a paragraph of poetry
a poem of 14 lines in iambic pentameter with a set rhyme scheme |
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End Rhyme
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words at the end of the line that rhyme in a pattern
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Couplet
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two lines that rhyme in the same meter
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Personification
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giving human qualities to nonhuman things
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Meter
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the beat of a line of poetry ie: iambic pentameter
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Similes
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comparison of two unlike things using as or like
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Metaphor
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comparison of two things without as or like
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Theme
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what the poet is trying to tell us
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