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45 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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repeating consonant sounds in nearby words
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Alliteration
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repeating consonant sounds in nearby words |
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i.e. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout (the “s” sound)
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Assonance
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repeating vowel sounds in nearby words |
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i.e. Men sell the wedding bells (the vowel “e” sound)
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Rhythm
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a musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables |
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Think Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout (DA da DA da DA da DA/ DA da DA da DA da DA)
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Stanza
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a group of lines that form a unit in a poem (similar to a paragraph in an essay) |
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Onomatopoeia
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the use of words that sound like what they mean |
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i.e. crash, boom, bang, zoom
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Imagery
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language that appeals to any of the five senses, most often sight, but also hearing, touch, taste, and smell |
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Metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as |
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i.e. The sleeping cat is a cushion.
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Simile
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a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
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i.e. The sleeping cat is like a cushion.
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Tone
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the writer’s attitude or the way a writer feels about a subject |
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End rhyme
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rhymes at the ends of lines |
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Internal rhyme
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rhymes in the middle of lines |
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Rhyme scheme
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pattern of rhymes (abacbc) |
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Exact Rhyme
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May and day, stone and alone, me and sea (words that rhyme perfectly) |
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Slant Rhyme
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rhymes that are slightly off |
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i.e. Milly and Molly
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Inference
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to reach a conclusion based on evidence that may not be explicitly stated (interpret) |
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Personification
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when writers give human or living qualities to non-human or non-living things (think of the word person) |
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Euphemism
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a polite, indirect expression that replaces harsh expresses |
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i.e. “he passed away” for “he died”; “you’re looking a little thin on top” for “you’re bald”; he was “let go” for “he was fired”
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Paradox
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a statement that contradicts itself |
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i.e. animals are equal but some are more equal than others; Someone saying they always lie.--Are they lying or telling the truth? If they’re telling the truth, then they aren’t always lying.
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Pun
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humorous play on words |
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i.e. locker without a lock is an unlocker; the daughter carrot says to the mother carrot ‘Why are people so cruel? I feel like they don’t carrot all.”
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Irony
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using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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i.e. a tow truck getting towed; is your phone broken? Give us a call!
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Hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally |
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i.e. this bags weighs a ton; she’s wearing enough makeup to be in a circus; she was in there forever; I’m so hungry I could eat a horse; I could sleep for a thousand years
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Colloquialism
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a word or phrase that is not formal (slang that is typically unique to a specific region) |
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i.e. barbecue meaning picnic, rather than the sandwich, which is a "sloppy joe"
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Understatement
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a presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it really is |
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i.e. you win ten million dollars in a lottery and you respond by saying that “you’re delighted”
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understatement |
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Oxymoron
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figure of speech in which opposite terms appear together |
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i.e. we were both alone together; jumbo shrimp; crash landing; pretty ugly; dark light
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Idiom
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an expression that has figurative meaning, rather than a literal meaning |
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i.e. “Out of the blue” means something happens that was unexpected
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“Jump the gun” - would mean to be doing something early
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Idiom |
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“Rub someone the wrong way” - meaning to annoy or bother
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Idiom |
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“Sick as a dog” - means you are very ill
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