figurative language/poetry Flashcards
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simile
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a comparison using like or as
2
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metaphor
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comparison without using like or as
3
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Alliteration
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repeating constants in two or more meaning words
4
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hyperbole
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an outrageous exaggeration
5
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personification
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representing an object with human qualities
6
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onomatopoeia
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the use of sound
7
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idiom
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phrases that have a meaning that is vary different from its individual parts
8
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oxymoron
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a combination of over exaggerated words
9
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imagery
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visually descriptive language
10
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symbolism
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when something represents something else
11
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rhyme
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the repetition of words that sounds the same typically at the end of the line
12
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rhythm
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the way i nwich the poem is written so that it flows
13
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stanza
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two or more lines of a poem that form a division
