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17 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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Reference to another work within a work
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Alliteration
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The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
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Simile
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Making a comparison using the words "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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Making a comparison without using the words " like" or "as"
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Personification
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Attributing the qualities of something human to something nonhuman ( animal, object)
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Sensory Imagery
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Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
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Repetition
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Repeating a word, phrase, or sentence
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Parallel Structure
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When parts of two stanzas or phrases are mathematically equal
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Rhyme
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Words that sound alike
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Mood
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How the reader is suppose to feel
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Tone
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how the author feels about the characters
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Hook
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First sentence of the introduction that hooks the reader in
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Bang
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Last sentence of the conclusion that leaves the reader thinking
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Narrative Poem
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Tells a story
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Stanza
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A group of lines that form a division of a poem
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Speaker vs. Poet
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A speaker is the one talking in the poem
Poet is who wrote the poem Not always the same person |
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Concrete vs. Abstract
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Concrete is tangible ( touchable) available to the senses Abstract is intangible ( can't be touched), typically ideas or concepts
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