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22 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
Repetition of initial consonant sounds |
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Allusion |
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art with which the author is expected to be familiar with |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables that are preceded by different vowel sounds |
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Coined Word |
A word created by the poet |
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Concrete Poem |
A poem shaped/structured to suggest something important about its meaning |
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Consonance |
Repetition in two or more words of final consonants in stressed syllables that are preceded by different vowel sounds |
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Diction |
A poets choice of words, usually discussed in conjunction with an adjective which shapes a poems tone |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses and recreates experiences |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things using "is" or "are" |
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Mood |
The feeling created by a literary work |
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Onomatopoeia |
Words that imitate/recreate the sounds that they describe |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to non-humans |
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Repetition |
Using more than once any element of language |
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Rhyme |
Repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
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Rhythm |
A pattern of beats and stresses |
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Simile |
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
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Speaker |
The voice that "talks" in a poem |
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Structure |
The way a poem is put together; the arrangement of words/lines to create a desired effect |
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Symbol |
Anything that stands for or represents something else |
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Theme |
A central idea that a poet wishes to communicate in him/her poem |
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Tone |
The writers attitude toward his/her audience |
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Voice |
A sense of the unique presence/personality if the author/speaker behind the words of a poem |
