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17 Cards in this Set
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Literal Language |
When a writer says exactly what he or she means.Figuratice |
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Figurative Language |
Writing that has a meaning beyond the words written; it should be interpreted imaginatively, not literally. |
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Figure of Speech |
A device used to create figurative language, such as a simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. |
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Simile |
A comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as. |
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Metaphor |
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. |
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Personification |
Giving human qualities to an animal, idea, or inanimate object. |
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Hyperbole |
Over-exaggeration to create humor or emphasize a point. |
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Stanza |
A group of lines in a poem. |
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Theme |
Moral or message. |
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Symbol |
Something that stands for or represents something else. |
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Sound Device |
Devices related to the sound of languages such as rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia. |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Regular pattern of end rhyme, marked by lowercase letters. (aabbaa) |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words. |
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Assonance |
Repetition of a vowel sound. |
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Onomatopoeia |
The use of words that imitate sounds. |
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Mood |
The feeling created in the reader by a piece of writing. |
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Imagery |
Words that create a picture in your mind. |
