important literary devices in poems Flashcards
1
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anaphora
A
repetition of phrasing at the beginning of a line
2
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apostrophe
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a poem that is addressed to someone
3
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heroic couplets
A
multiple pairs of rhyming lines throughout the poem
4
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conceit
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an extended metaphor between two completely different things in poetry
5
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paradox
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an extended oxymoron —> “My only love sprung from my only hate”
6
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing, even though this isn’t literally true. These do not use “like” or “as” for comparison.
7
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allusion
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reference to something else
8
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hyperbole
A
intentional and extreme exaggeration
