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13 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
Definition: A comparison made with "as", "like", or "than".
Example: The water well was as dry as a bone. |
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Metaphor |
Definition: A comparison that is made directly. (without using like, as, or than.)
Example: Tris was the black sheep of the family. |
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Personification |
Definition: When a writer describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person.
Example: The cacti saluted any living breathing thing brave enough to travel the barren land. |
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Idiom |
Definition: A phrase that isn't meant to be taken literally; it's interpreted figuratively.
Example: Emma was known for having a whole bag of tricks to get her out of class. |
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Hyperbole |
Definition: A figure of speech that includes a striking exaggeration.
Example: Sam said "I will absolutely die if he asks me to dance! Like, pass out on the floor dead." |
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Alliteration: |
Definition: The repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line.
Example: The hummingbirds hovered in heavenly harmony. |
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Onomatopoeia |
Definition: A figure of speech in which the sound of the word imitates the object it's describing.
Example: The buzzing bees went happily along from flower to flower. |
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Internal Rhyme |
Definition: A poetic device which can be defined as metrical lines in which its middle words and its end words rhymes with each other.
Example: Double, double toil and trouble Cauldron burn and bubble. |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Definition: The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
Example: Underneath the crystal clear sky And the frozen barren ground beneath A horse's terrified cry As a coyote grounds it's teeth.
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Meter |
Definition: The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse; beat (there are multiple types of meter)
Example: Three blind mice, three blind mice, see how they run, see how they run, they all ran up to the farmer's wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife, have you ever seen such a sight in your life as three blind mice. |
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Capital Letters |
Definition: The form of an alphabetical letter used to begin a sentence or proper noun; an uppercase letter, in contrast to lower case. Normally in poetry the first letter of each line is capitalized, disregarding traditional grammar rules.
Example: A gentle breeze And a gentle spring Ebb onward Without a care Not realizing the troubles Of the passing days.
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Line Length |
Definition: The use of varying lengths in lines of poetry to help enhance and create more meaning. The line length will effect the sound and rhythm of the poem.
Example: The fairy's wings Unfolded dull And dreary Like a moth.
COMPARED TO
The fairy's wings unfolded Dull and dreary, like a moth. |
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Word Position: |
Definition: The way in which the words in the poem are placed to help create and enhance meaning and add a visual effect. It shows the relationship between words and ideas.
Example:
The green-blue pond shined Creating pretty ripples That a w e d the watcher. |
