Exploring Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone Flashcards

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word choice

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it matters so much in poems because there are not many words; each word has so much meaning

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word order

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  • it matters because authors have to consider it heavily to maintain a meter or rhyme scheme
  • sometimes word order is changed to challenge the reader
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tone

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  • has an affect on any literary piece
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subject of poem

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  • the subject is the speaker’s reminiscence of his father and his perception of him then and now
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tone is important because

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it sets the feeling of the poem for the message to be conveyed

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poems are often shorter than pieces of fiction because

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the meaning is so compact

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why is the word order often different in poetry than in other types of writing?

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since certain structures are used in poetry

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the voice involved in expressing the poem is called

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the speaker

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why is word choice so important?

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(since) poetry is shorter than other works,

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