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35 Cards in this Set
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rhymes
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sound of the stressed syllable and any unstressed syllables that follow
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refrain
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a line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals
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slang
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informal language that includes invented words and familiar words that have been given new meaning
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denotation
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dictionary meaning
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setting
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place and time
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characters
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people in the poem
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context
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words, phrases, and sentences surrounding a word--to understand which meaning the writer intends the word to have
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EX: bow, bow
read, read |
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free verse
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does not have a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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onomatopoeia
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the use of words with sounds that echo their sense
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EX: crash, buzz, bang, boom, hiss
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end rhymes
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rhymes at the end of lines
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internal rhymes
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rhymes contained within one line
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irony
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occurs when there is a difference between what we expect to happen and what actually happens
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imagery
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language that appeals to the senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)
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A visual image helps you to see a picture in your head.
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that suggests a likeness
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EX: "the blanket of snow"
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simile
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compares one thing to another, dissimilar thing by using a word such as "like" or "as"
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EX: right as rain
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tone
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poet's attitude
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theme
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message
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rhyme scheme
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patterns of rhyming sounds
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces
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alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together
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meter
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a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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rhythm
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The rise and fall of voices as some sounds are stressed more strongly than others.
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narrative
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poems that are written to tell a story
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stanza
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a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit
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dialect
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a way of speaking characteristic of a particular region or of a particular group of people
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connotation
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a meaning, association, or emotion that a word suggests
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imagery
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language that appeals to the senses
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rhyme scheme
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the pattern of end-rhymes in a poem
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refrain
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a line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals
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free verse
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a poem without regular patterns of rhyme or rhythm
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irony
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a contrast between what appears to be true and what is really true
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personification
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giving human qualities to non-human things
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lyric
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expressing direct, usually intense personal emotion especially in a manner suggestive of song
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mood
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the feeling the poetry expresses
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inverted words
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word order that is changed around to meet the demands of rhyme and rhythm
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