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THE MOIST PEARS

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Tone
Hyperbole
Emotive words
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Simile
Theme
Personification
Enjambment
Alliteration
Rhyme - Rhyme scheme
Structure

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SHAMPO

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Similes
Hyperboles
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia

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tone

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emotion the author feels as they write- language used

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Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration, makes a strong point

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Emotive words

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words that create strong emotion in reader

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Metaphor

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comparing unlike objects

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Onomatopoeia

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words like sound

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Simile

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comparing using “like” or “as”

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Imagery

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visually descriptive words

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Theme

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central idea of poem

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Enjambment

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when sentence runs into next line with no punctuation or pause

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Rhyme

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2 or more words with the same sound at the end

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Rhyme scheme

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pattern of rhymes in a poem

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Structure

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how poem is organised

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Irony

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opposite of expected

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Oxymoron

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2 contradicting words next to each other to create a new meaning

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juxtaposition

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2 contradicting ideas to highlight differences

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Sibilance

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repetition of sounds that have a hissing or hushing quality

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Alliteration

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repetition of consonant sounds at start of words

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blank verse

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10 syllables verse with no rhyme

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dramatic monologue

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character speaks to reader

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free verse

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no regular rhyme in poem

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first person

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poem written in poet’s perspective using “i”

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third person

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perspective of someone who isn’t directly involved with the actions explains what is happening

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narrative

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poem that tells a story

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ode

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lyrical poem addressed to 1 person

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anaphora

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repeating sequence of words at the beginning of neighboring sentences

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sonnet

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14 line poem abt love

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caesura

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pause in line of poetry

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enjambment

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thought in a line that doesn’t end at a line break and moves to the next line

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epistrophe

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repetition of phrase/ words at the end of a clause/ sentence

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juxtaposition

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placing 2 things side by side for comparison

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stanza

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division of 4 or more lines in a poem

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volta

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turning point of a poem

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colloquial language

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informal

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euphemism

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alternative words used to make nasty sounds less harsh or blunt

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mood

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atmosphere

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

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irony

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device/ event where outcome is diff, to expected outcome

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plosive

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consonant produced by stopping airflow using lips, teeth, palate and followed by a sudden release of air

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personification

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adding human qualities to items or representing absrtast quality in human form

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rhetoric question

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question without an answer

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semantic field

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groups of words with similar meaning

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symbolism

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using symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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tone/ voice

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attitude of writer towards a subject or audience

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pathetic fallacy

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personification but with human emotions than actions

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extended metaphor

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metaphor that extend over multiple lines