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Poetic Devices Flashcards

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What is imagery

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A vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses

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What is a hyperbole

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An over exaggeration, used for emphasis and effect

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What is a metaphor

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A direct comparison of two different things

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What is Personification

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Giving human like feelings or qualities to non human things

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What is a simile

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A comparison of two different things using like or as

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What is symbolism

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The use of an object to represent a complex or abstract idea

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What is alliteration

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Repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words

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What is anaphora

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences, lines, or clauses

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What is assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds within words close to eachother

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What is consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds close to eachother

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What is onomatopoeia

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The use of a word that imitates a sound

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What is parallel structure

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Repetition of sentence structure

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What is repetition

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Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

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What is rhyme

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The pairing of words with similar end sounds

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What is an end rhyme

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Rhyme at the end of lines in poetry

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What is internal rhyme

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Rhyme within lines of poetry

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What is rhyme scheme

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The pattern of end rhyme

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What is a stanza

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A group of lines in poetry

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What is an allegory

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A symbolic text with a hidden layer of meaning

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What is allusion

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A brief indirect reference

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What is irony

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A statement/ situation that is opposite of what one might have expected

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What is juxtaposition

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The place,ent of two different things next to or near each other for contrast

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What is paradox

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A seemingly self contradicting statement that actually contains truth

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What is a rhetorical question

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A question that does expect an answer, used to emphasize an obvious point

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