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33 Cards in this Set
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poetry |
a type of literature that expresses ideas and feelings or tells a story in a specific FORM-usually in lines and stanzas |
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form |
the appearance or arrangement of the words on the page |
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line |
a group of words together on one line of the poem |
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stanza |
a group of lines arranged together in a poem |
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poet |
the author of the poem |
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speaker |
the narrator of the poem |
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rhyme |
words that end with the same syllable sound |
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end rhyme |
words at the end of a line of poetry rhymes with words at the end of another line |
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internal rhyme |
the rhyming of words within a line (or lines) of poetry |
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slant rhyme |
a rhyme that is close, but not exact |
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rhyme scheme |
the pattern of end rhymes in a poem or stanza (example: aabbab) |
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repetition |
the recurring use of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas |
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alliteration |
the repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the BEGINNING of words |
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assonance |
the repetition of VOWEL sounds |
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consonance |
the repetition of CONSONANT sounds ANYWHERE within words |
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onomatopoeia |
words that are similar to the sound they identify (examples: buzz, hum, bark) |
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rhythm |
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the lines of a poem |
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stressed syllable |
a syllable read with more emphasis |
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unstressed syllable |
a syllable read with less emphasis |
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meter |
a regular, repeated arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem |
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prose |
writing in sentences and paragraphs |
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simile |
a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" |
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metaphor |
a comparison of two unlike things, claiming that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing |
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hyperbole |
an exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis and humor |
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idiom |
a phrase that is widely known through usage, with a meaning that cannot be determined by knowing the meanings of the individual words |
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personification |
describing non-human things as if they have uniquely human qualities |
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allusion |
a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts |
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parallel structure |
a form of repetition in which the pattern of verbs and nouns is repeated |
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synecdoche |
a statement in which a PART of something REPRESENTS the WHOLE object or situation |
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situational irony |
there is a difference between what expectations about what will happen and what actually happens |
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irony |
The intent of what is said is expressed through words that actually mean the opposite. |
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sound devices |
literary devices used to show or reinforce meaning by using, manipulating, and emphasizing sounds |
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enjambment |
A sentence or phase continues from one poetic line to the next without punctuation, so the flow of reading doesn't stop at the end of the line. |
