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Comparing two things using "Like" or "As".
Ex: The roar of the lion shook the earth like thunder. |
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Saying one unlike think "is" another.
Ex: The computer is a brain. |
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Giving an non-living thing human carateristics.
Ex: The wind screamed. |
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Exageration
Ex: He was so hungery he could eat a horse. |
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A word that makes a sound.
Ex: Buzz |
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Repetition of the beginning of words
Ex Domini does danger |
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| A Metaphor that drawn out throughout a poem. |
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| A reference to a famous literary, mythological, biblical, or historical figure. |
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| Something that stands for something else. |
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Painting a picture with words in a poem.
Example- He cried tears of blood. |
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| directly addressing an inanimate object as through they were human. |
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Repetition of vowel sounds.
Example- Hear the mellow wedding bells |
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| Repetition of consonant sound. |
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A statement that contradicts itself.
Example- You can save money by spending it. |
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| The attitude the poet takes toward the audience. |
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| A two word statement that contradicts itself. Example- Jumbo Shrimp. |
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Using the same word or phrase more than once in poem to bring emphasis.
EX-Mike likes his new bike. |
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Words with a double meaning.
Example- I used to have a fear boats, but that ship has sailed. |
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| Poetry which has no regular patterns of rhyme, meter, or line length. |
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| The idea associated with the word or phrase. |
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The pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem.
EX-AABB ABAB CDCD |
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| The explicit meaning of the word |
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| A group of 3 or more lines in a poem- a paragraph of the poem. |
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| Poetry which has definite shape suggesting the poems subject. |
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| In poetry, the central thought or message of the poem as a whole. |
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A rhyme within a single line of poetry.
EX-I went to the store and opened the door. |
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| One thing is said, but the opposite meaning is intended.-Sarcasm. |
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| A poem that tells a story. |
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when a part of something is substituted for the whole.
EX-Get your butt in here. |
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| A person or thing implied by some associated thing. Example- A crown for a royal person. - We are waiting to hear from the crown. |
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| A type of narrative poem that is in groups of 4 lines per stanza using the rhyme scheme ABCB. |
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| Poetry which has a definite shape suggesting the poems subject. |
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| Poetry which has no regular patterns of rhyme, meter, or line length. |
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| A poem that tells a story |
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| A poem, with song like quality that is based on emotion |
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| A type of narrative poem that is in groups of 4 lines per stanza using the rhyme scheme ABCB. |
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A pair of rhyming lines.
EX-You look blue
I don't know what to do. |
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| A lyric poem centered around someone or something that has passed. |
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| A lyric poem honoring someone or something. |
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| Similar to a parody, but uses irony to mock. |
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| Humorous and funny poems that mock more serious classics. |
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Repetition of consonant sounds.
Ex: Mike likes his new bike. |
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| Using the same word or phrase more than once in a poem to bring emphasis. |
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The pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem.
Ex: AABB ABAB CDCD. |
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A rhyme within a single line of poetry.
Ex: I went to the store and opened the door. |
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When a part of something is substituted for the whole.
Ex: Get your butt in here. |
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A person or thing implied by some associated thing.
Ex: A crown for a royal person.-We are waiting to hear from the crown. |
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| One thing is said, but the opposite meaning is intended. -Sarcasm |
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A two word statement that contradicts itself.
Ex: Jumbo Shrimp. |
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A statement that contradicts itself.
Ex: You can save money by spending it. |
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Words with a double meaning.
Ex: I used to have a fear of boats, but that ship has sailed. |
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| The idea associated with the word or phrase. |
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| The explicit meaning of a word |
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| In poetry, the central thought or message of the poem as a whole. |
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| The attitude the poet takes toward the audience. |
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| A group of 3 or more lines in a poem - a paragraph of the poem. |
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| Conflict refers to the struggle between opposing characters or forces. It can be physical, mental , moral, or emotional. |
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| are used in poetry used to create variety and complexity in their writing, and to provide the reader with a new way of looking at things. |
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A comparison of two things using the words like or as.
Ex. Your hair is LIKE velvet |
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is a direct comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as.
Ex. He is a snake |
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a symbol is something that stands in or represents something else, usually with an emotional meaning.
Ex. <3=LOVE Heart=Love |
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| Irony involves contrast between two elements: where the intended meaning or outcome of an event is the opposite of or for or different from what would naturally be intended or expected. |
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| The contrast between what a character says and what it actually meant.Sarcasm is verbal irony. |
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| This occurs when what a character says or believes contrast with what we as readers know to be true, for example, when we are given information by the author that characters do not know. |
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| This occurs when what takes place (the circumstances/situation) contrasts with what was expected or seemed logical/appropriate. |
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| is the central idea of the story that is usually implied rather than directly stated. |
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