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literature vocab
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English
9th Grade
11/24/2009

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Term
simile
Definition
comparison of 2 unlike objects using like or ass
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Iambic meter
Definition
U/
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Symbol
Definition
a word which has multiple meanings
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Metaphor
Definition
comparison of 2 unlike objects
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Consonance
Definition
consonant sounds w/in words are the same (tan man n)
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Anapestic
Definition
UU/
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Assonance
Definition
vowel sounds are the same (brown cow ow)
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Foot
Definition
a rhythmical subdivision of poetry
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Dactylic
Definition
/UU
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Echoic Words
Definition
pairs of words that imitate sound
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Imagery
Definition
vivid descrition
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Trochaic
Definition
/U
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
word sounds like it reads (grrr!)
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Personification
Definition
inanimate objects are given human qualities
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Alliteration
Definition
beginning consonant sounds are the same (blue bumper b)
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Meter
Definition
pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry
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Novel
Definition
a prose fiction story that is longer than a short story with no set length. It has a variety of settings and the story and characters are often complex, the central theme unites the story.
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