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16 Cards in this Set
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Allusion |
Reference to a famous thing that calls to mind and association with that thing |
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Simile |
A comparison using like or as |
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Metaphor |
A direct comparison w/o like or as |
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Personification |
Applying human characteristics to a non-human/object |
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Figurative language |
A statement with a non literal meaning |
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Imagery |
Words that evoke visual images |
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Hyperbole |
Extreme exaggeration |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of the initial consonant sound |
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Consonance |
Repetition of consonant sounds |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds Ex: "o" sound in gO and mOw the pound |
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Speaker |
Person who says the poem ; not the author |
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Tone |
Mood/emotion of the text/attitude of author |
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Diction |
The authors choice of words |
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Connotation |
Hidden meaning/emotion behind a word |
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Denotation |
actual definition of a word |
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Syntax |
The order of words in a sentence // way they are put together// Rules of language |
