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36 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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Repetition of a spoken sound in a sequence of words, usually consonant at beginning
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Allusion
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Reference to something in literature, history, art, or pop culture
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Apostrophe
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Direct address to an absent person/non-human entity
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Assonance
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Repetition of identical/similar vowel sounds, not necessarily at beginning
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Connotation
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Emotional association with a word
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Consonance
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Repitition of a consanant sound in a sequence, not necessarily at the beginning of a word
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Diction
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Kinds of words, phrases, sentence structures, & figurative language that make up literature
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Hyperbole
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Dilliberate exaggeration, overstatement
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Image
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Vivid description of visible objects/scenes, sensual object
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Juxtaposition
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State/position of being placed close/side-by-side to permit contrast/comparison
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Metaphor
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A direct comparison not using like or as; Saying something is something else
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Metonymy
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Substitution of a word for another closely associated word
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Onomatopoeia
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Expression of a sound in words
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Oxymoron
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Combonation of opposites, union of contradictory terms
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Personification
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Portraying a non-living object as having human-like qualities
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Rhyme
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Repetition of words with the same sound; Internal: within a line; End: at end of line; Eye: Words look like they'd rhyme
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Rhyme Scheme
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Coding of end rhymes in a poem using progressive letters
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Rhythm
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Recognizable pattern in beats/stresses
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Simile
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A comparison between 2 things using "like" or "as"
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Speaker
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Person talking in a poem, not always the poet
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Stanza
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Grouping of verse; Lines in a poem, usually set of by a space
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Symbol
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An object that represents more than just it's literal meaning like ideas & expressions that are closely related
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Synecdoche
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When one usues a part to represent the whole & vice versa
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Tone
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Speaker's attitude toward his/her subject (external)
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Theme
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Message the author intends to communicate by telling the story (not the main idea)
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Mood
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Feeling a reader perceive's from the story, can be different for each person (internal)
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Satire
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Use of irony & sarcasm to mock the stupidity of individuals/ridicule social evils/weaknesses
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Irony
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When what is expected is different from the actual result (Situational- different outcome, Verbal- sarcasm, Dramatic- audience informed, character not)
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Foreshadowing
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When a writer hints at future events of the story (clues)
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Figurative Language
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Using language to represent things in terms of something else (non-literal, e.g. simile, metaphor, personification)
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Conflict
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Struggle between 2 opposing forces in a work of fiction (Person vs self, person, nature, fate/supernatural, society, machine)
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Point of View
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Perspective from which the story is told (1-I, 2-You, 3-He/She)
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Plot
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Sequence of related events in a story (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/Denouement)
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Characters
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People in the story who are involved in the plot in some way
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Setting
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Time & place where a literary work takes place
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Tips for Reading Poetry
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Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude/tone, Shift in tone/speaker, Theme, Title
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