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22 Cards in this Set
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Theme |
Main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work Usually a noun or short phrase |
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Thematic Statement |
What the author is trying to argue about the theme What opinion about the theme does the author have? |
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Figurative Language |
Goes beyond the literal meaning of words Uses words in a non-literal manner |
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Simile |
When two unrelated objects are compared using like or as |
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Metaphor |
Comparison saying one thing is another |
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Personification |
Giving human attributes to non-human things |
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Hyperbole |
Deliberate and extreme exaggeration |
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Extended Metaphor |
When a comparison is continued throughout a paragraph or poem |
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Dead Metaphor |
When a conventional metaphor has lost its “effectiveness” or ability to influence We don’t picture what it means anymore |
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Idioms |
Widely used amongst speakers of a certain language |
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Imagery |
Evokes a sensory experience that appeals to sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound |
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Symbol |
Something that suggests or stands for something else Represents something beyond the literal meaning |
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Allusion |
Typically brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work the reader is presumably familiar with |
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What are the 5 types of Allusion |
Biblical Literary Classical (Greek/Roman) Religious Historical |
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Euphony |
Fancy way of saying something sounds good The words have a noteworthy melody or loveliness in their sounds |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Helps you break down the poem The way a poem rhymes |
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End Rhyme |
When words at the end of lines rhyme |
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Internal Rhyme |
Words in the same line rhyme |
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Slant Rhyme |
Two words with similar but not identical consonant sounds Soils Boils |
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Assonance |
Repetition of a similar vowel Son of a gun Slow for the cone zone |
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Consonance |
Repetition of consonant sounds It’s a matter of time |
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What is TWISSTUP |
T - Title W - What’s is about? I - Imagery S - Speaker S - Structure/Style T - Theme U - You, whats your reaction P - Poetic Devices |
