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English Vocab
Poetry and grammar vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
06/08/2009

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lyric
Definition
breif poem in which the author expresses the feelings of a single speaker, creating a single effect on the reader
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meter
Definition
a controlled pattern of rythm
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quatrain
Definition
stanzas with four lines
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couplet
Definition
stanzes with two lines
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assonance
Definition
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
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consonance
Definition
repetition of consonants within nearby words
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onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
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stanza
Definition
a grouping of lines
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ballad
Definition
songlike narrative about an adventure or a romance
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haiku
Definition
poem containing three unrythmed lines of five, seven and five syllables
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metaphor
Definition
used to compare two apparently unlike things without using the words like, as, than or resembles
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imagery
Definition
descriptive language poets use to creat word pictures or images
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of the initial conconant sounds of words
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simile
Definition
used to make comparisons using like oras
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epic
Definition
long narrative poeam about gods or heroes
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common noun
Definition
names a particular person, place, thing, or idea
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proper noun
Definition
names a particular person, place, thing, or idea
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concrete noun
Definition
names a person, place, or thing that can be percieved by one or more of the the senses
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abstract noun
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names an idea, feeling, quality, or a characteristic
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collective noun
Definition
names a group
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compound noun
Definition
consists of two or more words that together name a person, place, thing, or idea
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personal pronoun
Definition
refers to the one(s) speaking (first person), the one(s) spoken to (second person), or the one(s) spoken about (third person)
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reflexive pronoun
Definition
refers to the subject of a verba nd functions as a complement or as the object of a preposition
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intensive pronoun
Definition
a noun or another pronoun
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demonstrative pronoun
Definition
points out a noun or another pronoun
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interrogative pronoun
Definition
intoduces a question
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relative pronoun
Definition
introduces an adjective claus
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indefinite pronoun
Definition
refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named
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main verb
Definition
expression action or a state of being
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helping verb
Definition
a main verb and a helping verb make up a verb phrase (am, been, was, are, had, do, can, might)
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verb phrase
Definition
a main verb and a helping verb
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action verb
Definition
an action verb expresses physical or mental activity
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linking verb
Definition
connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject
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complete subject
Definition
a complete subject is the complete subject of a sentence
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simple subject
Definition
the simple subject is the simple subject
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complete predicate
Definition
the complete predicate is the rest of the sentence after the verb
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