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Poetic Devices Flashcards

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Alliteration

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repeated consonant sounds at BEGINNING of words near each other

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Consonance

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repeated consonant sounds at ENDING of words near each other

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Assonance

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repeated vowels sounds in words near each other

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Cacophony

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series of harsh/unpleasant sounds that convey disorder

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Euphony

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series of musically pleasant sounds, conveys harmony

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Onomatopoeia

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words that sound like their meanings

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Repetition

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purposeful reuse of words and phrases for an effect

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Allegory

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representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning

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Apostrophe

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speaking directly to a real/imagined person/thing & addressing by name

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Euphemism

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understatement and/or substituting something innocuous for something hurtful

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Hyperbole

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huge exaggeration

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Irony

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contradictory statement/situation to reveal the actual reality

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Metaphor

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comparison between 2 things that states one IS the other or DOES THE ACTION of the other

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Metonymy

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a person/place/thing is referred to by something closely associated with it

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Metonymy example

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The White House stated that
- President = White House

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Oxymoron

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combo of 2 words that seem to contradict each other

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Paradox

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seemingly contradictory statement that may reveal an unexpected truth

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Personification

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giving human characteristics to inanimate object/animal/abstract idea

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Pun

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word play where words w/ diff meanings have similar/identical sounds

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Simile

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comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

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Synecdoche

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indicating a person/object/etc by letting only a certain part represent the whole

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Synecdoche example

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All hands on deck
- hands = crew mates

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Point of view

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author’s POV concentrated on the position of the speaker, or “teller” of poem
- sometimes called persona

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Enjambment

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continuation of logical sense beyond the end of a line of poetry

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