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Image/Imagery
Ex: the soloem dusty beaches |
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| A single word or phase that appeals to one or more of our sences (I know I spelt it wrong) |
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Figurative Language
Ex: Metaphors |
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| Comparison between two unlike things, such as a simile. |
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Metaphor
Ex: That dog sleeps like a Log! |
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| A comparison between two unlike objects. This kind of figurative language does NOT use "like" or "as". |
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Personification
Ex: The leaves danced til their final curtain call, as they hit the mossy ground. |
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| A type of figurative language. When the speaker gives human like qualities to non-human objects. |
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Meter
Ex: DA da da DA DA da... |
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| A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
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| An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. This is the most common meter used by poets. |
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Rhyme
Ex: Squirrel & Whirrel |
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| Words that sound the same. Whether the actually have the same sounds (exact rhyme) or if they just sound alike (approximate rhyme). |
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| The use of words that sound like what they mean. |
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Tone
Ex: Oh and he was Sooo sad, boo-hoo... |
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| Attitude the writer or speaker takes toward a subject, character, or the audience. |
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Diction
Ex: Dusty & Creaky vs. Shiney & Damageless |
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| A writer's/speaker's choice of words. An essential element of a writer's style, it helps to determine the tone of the poem. |
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