Poetic Devices Flashcards
1
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Figurative language
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A figure of speech
2
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Imperative language
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Direct instruction
3
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Alliteration
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Repetition of the beginning of the word e.g. Growing green grass
4
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Colloquial
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Slang of informal language
5
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Simile
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Compare something to another thing
6
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Hyperbole
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Great exaggeration
7
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Onomatopoeia
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Sounds the same it means
8
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Oxymoron
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When two seemingly contradictory words are used In close conjunctions with each other. E.g. Love hate, bitter sweet
9
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Enjambment
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A sentence or thought convinces from one line to the next
10
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Metaphor
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Describing something by saying it is another thing. E.g how to save a life
