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14 Cards in this Set
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Free Verse
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Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
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Extended Metaphor
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A metaphor that extends for several lines.
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Dramatic Monologue
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A character gives a dramatic speed, to grp. of actors on a stage.
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Speaker (in a poem)
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The voice that is talking in a poem.
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Indirect Characterization
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We have to put clues together to figure out what a character is like.
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Connotation
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All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.
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Subjective Statement
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The writer adds his or her opinions, judgements, or feelings.
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Denotation
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Literal meaning; dictionary definition
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Tone
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The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character.
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Aphorism
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A form of didactive; a wise saying.
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Direct Characterization
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The writer tells us directly what the character is like.
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Dialect
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The way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
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Objective Statement
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Writing reports only the facts; the writer is invisible.
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Blank Verse
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Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
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