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13 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
Definition: A comparison using "like", "as", or "than". Example: As blind as a bat. |
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Metaphor |
Definition: A comparison without using "like", "as", or "than". Example: America is a melting pot. |
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Personification: |
Definition: An idea or animal which is given human attributes. Example: The flowers dance in the gentle breeze. |
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Idiom: |
Definition: An expression or phrase comprising two or more words. Example: Every cloud has a silver lining. |
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Hyperbole: |
Definition: An exaggeration of ideas Example: The weasel gave me a lecture. |
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Alliteration: |
Definition: A number of words starting with the same consonant Example: The big blue basket blew backwards |
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Onomatopoeia: |
Definition: Makes sounds, that can be produced in the world. Example: Meow! Moo! |
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Internal rhyme:
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Definition: The middle words and end words rhyme. Example: I was napping, suddenly there became tapping. |
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Rhyme scheme: |
Definition: A pattern of a rhyme between the lines. Example: |
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Meter: |
Definition: The pattern of the beats. Example: Come live with me and be my love. |
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Capital letters: |
Definition: The beginning of the line may or may not have a capital letter Example: The rain was so loud it sounded like cats and dogs. |
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Line length: |
Definition: The length of the line is determined by the form Example: Sifted, unfallen snow |
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Word position: |
Definition: Words that describe where Example: above, below, under |
