Poetic Devices Flashcards
1
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Visual Imagery
A
Describes what you would see
2
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Auditory Imagery
A
Describes what we would hear
3
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Olfactory Imagery
A
Describes what we would smell
4
Q
Gustatory Imagery
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Describes what we would taste
5
Q
Tactile Imagery
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Describes what we would touch or feel
6
Q
Oxymoron
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Is when contradictory terms appear in to collide (love&hate)
7
Q
Metaphor
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A word or phrase is applied to an object or action where it is not literally possible
8
Q
Simile
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The comparison of one thing with a different kind of thing to make it easier to imagine
9
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Personification
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Adding human characteristics to something nonhuman
10
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Paradox
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A seemingly absurd statement that contradicts common sense
11
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Alliteration
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The repetition of a constant sound of close words (green grass grows gracefully)
