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28 Cards in this Set
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a deliberate exaggeration to make writing interesting
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hyperbole
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the feeling that the poem gives the reader
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mood
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a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
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simile
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gives human characteristics to a non-human thing
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personification
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the words in your poem that use strong verbs, specific nouns and adjectives to give the reader a sensory experience
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imagery
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is a rhythm created by emphasizing certain syllables; the way of combining accented and unaccented syllables to make a regular pattern. Verse uses this, prose does not.
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meter
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a type of poem with a shape that suggests its subject (or topic)
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concrete
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when the end of words sound the same
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rhyme
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the pattern of rhyme in a stanza of a poem
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rhyme scheme
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where the lines are broken into parts of the poem or stanzas to create an effective visual presentation
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line breaks
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words
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alliteration
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a pair of (two) lines of poetry with rhyming end words
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couplet
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the use of words to create pictures in the mind of the reader – It is what poets and writers use to make their writing more vivid and imaginative.
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figurative language
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an expression that doesn’t really mean what it says – it cannot be taken literary
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idiom
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a group of lines in a poem that are related to each other in the same way that sentences in a paragraph go together
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stanza
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when a word represents a sound
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onomatopoeia
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a three-lined Japanese poem about nature with set syllables
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haiku
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a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes something else.
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metaphor
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a humorous, rhyming, poem with five lines and a set meter and rhyme scheme
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limerick
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when poets decide to ignore meter and rhyme; the poetry is meant to sound like conversation - poetry written without a rhyme or pattern, meter, or line length
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free verse
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a poem that uses the letters in the topic word to start each verse
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acrostic
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a story told using poetry
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narrative
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I feel like a limp dishrag.
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simile
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The sizzling of the steak on the grill made me hungry.
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onomatopoeia
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Ten tiny toads hopped towards the tree.
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alliteration
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The yellow daffodils nodded their heads at the walkers.
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personification
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A white blanket covered my yard when I awoke.
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metaphor
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a long poem that honors a person, a place or a thing
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ode
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