english Flashcards

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a sentence composed of 2 clauses and expresses a condition and its result

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conditional

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2
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deals with habitats and general health truths such as laws.

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zero conditional

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3
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used to deal with things that are likely or likely to happen in the future.

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First Conditional

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4
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used in dealing with things that are impossible in the present and are unlikely to happen.

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second conditional

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5
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dealing with things or changes in scenarios yielding different results

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Third Conditional

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6
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is a form of literature that follows specific forms to create rhythm and/or rhyme scheme

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poetry

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7
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needs to pay attention to rhyme and rhythm

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prose

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8
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is a type of poetry that is usually short and is written in stanzas. This poem expresses strong emotions or feelings.

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lyric poetry

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9
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a poem that talks about death and mourning.

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elegy

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10
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a short, traditional Japanese poem that consists of three lines with seventeen syllables (5-7-5).

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haiku

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11
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consists of five lines that follow the abbaa rhyme scheme. It can be humorous and nonsensical.

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Limerick

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12
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is considered as the poem of exaltation. It is generally written and recited as a praise or tribute to people, objects, qualities, or ideas.

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ode

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13
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features shepherds and pastures. It evokes or portrays an idealized rural life.

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Pastoral poem

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14
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consists of 14 lines that are usually related to love. The rhyme is arranged according to a rhyme that is usually Petrarchan and Elizabethan rhyme scheme.

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sonnet

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15
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it tells a story with the use of rhymes and other poetic devices.

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narrative poetry

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16
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a poem that is intended to be sung. It narrates a story in short stanzas

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Ballad

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17
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a long narrative poem that typically narrates stories of the deeds. These are popular in the ancient for they are used to keep a record of the ancient

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Epic

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18
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tells tales that deal with marvellous adventures of chivalrous, heroic kings or knights. This may also feature religious crusades, love, and other sort of wonders.

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Medieval Romance

19
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a dramatic work written in verse. This can be lyrical for it involves characters’ dramatic monologues. It is specifically intended for stage performance, thus

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Dramatic Poetry

20
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a kind of drama in which the characters triumph over hardship or misfortune that mostly results in a happy and successful ending.

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Comedy

21
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teaches people how to live in the right way based on the teachings of the church.

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Morality play

22
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are often religious and are used to teach people about the Bible.

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Mystery plays

23
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deals with sorrowful and tragic events like death, suffering, hopelessness and pain.

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tragedy

24
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part of a poem with a similar rhythm and rhyme that will usually repeat later in the poem.

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Stanza

25
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types of stanza

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  • Couplet - Octave
  • Tercet - Sonnet
  • Quatrain
  • Cinquain
  • Sestet
  • Septet
26
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where the author ends the line

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Line break

27
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ends a line without completing a sentence.

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Enjambent

28
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line that completes a sentence or clause.

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End-stopped line

29
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a rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern

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meter

30
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words that end with similar sounds, usually at the line of the poem.

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rhyme

31
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the final stressed vowel and all following sounds of two words are identical.

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perfect rhyme

32
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rhyming consonants in words with different vowel sounds.

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Consonant rhyme

33
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vowels rhyme in words but with different consonants

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Assonant rhyme

34
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same initial consonant at the beginning.

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Head rhyme

35
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similar spelling, different word.

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Eye rhyme

36
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follows a rhyme pattern

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Rhyme scheme

37
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ABAB CDCD

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Alternate rhyme

38
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AA BB)

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Couplet Rhyme

39
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AAAA

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Monorhyme

40
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ABBA

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Enclosed rhyme

41
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AAA

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Triplet

42
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ABA BCB CDC)

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Terza

43
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AABBA

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limerick