English Flashcards
1
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Simile
A
Comparing two opposite things using like or as
2
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Metaphor
A
Comparing two opposite things without using like or as
3
Q
Personification
A
Giving human-like qualities to non-human things
4
Q
Alliteration
A
The same letter or sound occuring at the beginning of different words in a sentence or line of a poem
5
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Using words that sound like sound to describe sound
6
Q
Assonance
A
The repetition of a sound of vowel in a poem
7
Q
Allusion
A
Using pop culture as a reference in a poem
8
Q
Hyperbole
A
An extreme exaggeration
9
Q
Irony
A
Something is known to the audience but not the characters
10
Q
Imagery
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Descriptive of figurative language
11
Q
Stanza
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A paragraph in a poem
12
Q
Line break
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The break in a line`
13
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Form
A
The style and shape of the poem, can contribute to the meaning
